| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Malave (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Zinke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 19:30 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Donald Melville - foul #2 on Donald Melville, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Boykins | 36-35 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 36-35 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lewis Whitley - foul #1 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 36-36 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Donald Melville scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Vincent Malave - foul #2 on Vincent Malave, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Lawrence Bell, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SG), John Lomax (PF), Robert Gomes (C) Andrew Austin, David Zinke, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Donald Melville makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Melville | 41-36 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 16:42 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana jams it | 43-36 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Calvin Saldana is called for the reach on John Lomax - foul #1 on Calvin Saldana, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SG), David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Robert Pennington, John Lomax, Robert Gomes | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Malave (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Zinke (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Wisconsin | David Zinke connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Vincent Malave | 43-38 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Eugene Lucy - foul #3 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SF) Vincent Malave | |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 14:42 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Pennington - foul #2 on Robert Pennington, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (C) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Smith (SG), Vincent Malave (SF), John Lomax (PF), Robert Gomes (C) Eugene Lucy, Andrew Austin, David Zinke, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Bell is called for the reach on Vincent Malave - foul #4 on Lawrence Bell, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF), Frank Harn (C) Lawrence Bell, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 45-38 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 12:17 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is open and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Vincent Malave (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lomax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave connects on the floater from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave scores on a floater from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | John Lomax is called for the reach on Marshall Bleau in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lomax, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG), Calvin Saldana (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Andrew Austin (SG), David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Gregory Smith, Vincent Malave, John Lomax, Robert Gomes | |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana clanks a shot from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the board | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Rocky Esposito is called for the reach on Andrew Austin - foul #4 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Rocky Esposito | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Winders (SF) Robert Pennington | |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the dunk | 52-42 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Donald Melville grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Donald Melville can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-42 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | David Zinke gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-42 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 52-42 |
| 08:58 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | David Zinke travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Calvin Saldana, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SG), Vincent Malave (SF), Lee Peterson (PF) Andrew Austin, Michael Winders, David Zinke | |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Frank Harn tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Lee Peterson gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Lee Peterson tips it in | 52-44 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Robert Pennington takes the ball from Reginald Smith | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Melville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Malave (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Vincent Malave is blocked by Frank Harn | 52-44 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Lucy - foul #4 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SG), David Zinke (PF), Robert Gomes (C) Eugene Lucy, Lee Peterson, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses short on a runner from close range | 53-44 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | David Zinke loses the ball out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG), Calvin Saldana (PF) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Gregory Smith (SF) Robert Pennington, Vincent Malave | |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell's pass is intercepted by David Zinke in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy double dribbles | 53-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Donald Melville, Calvin Saldana | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 53-44 |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | David Zinke comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 53-44 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 53-44 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Andrew Austin steps in front of the Frank Harn pass | 53-44 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin banks in the layup | 53-46 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Frank Harn connects on the open floater from the left block | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | David Zinke hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Austin | 55-48 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 55-48 |
| 03:31 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Harn (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) PF - David Zinke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Rocky Esposito is called for the reach on Andrew Austin - foul #5 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Calvin Saldana (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SG), Vincent Malave (SF), John Lomax (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Andrew Austin, Gregory Smith, David Zinke, Robert Gomes | |
| 03:09 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy hits the finger roll set up by Vincent Malave and the foul's on Reginald Smith - foul #3 on Reginald Smith, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 03:09 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro jams it set up by Vincent Malave and the foul's on Reginald Smith - foul #4 on Reginald Smith, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Calvin Saldana, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SG) Eugene Lucy | |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley is denied on a layup by Gilberto Navarro | 55-53 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), David Zinke (PF) Robert Pennington, John Lomax | |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy and the foul's on Lawrence Bell - foul #5 on Lawrence Bell, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF) Lawrence Bell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau's pass is intercepted by Eugene Lucy | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Smith - foul #5 on Reginald Smith, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes (PF) David Zinke | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Navarro | 55-59 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro is fouled on the floor by Frank Harn - foul #2 on Frank Harn, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Boykins, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SF), David Zinke (PF) Vincent Malave, Robert Gomes | |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | David Zinke is fouled on the floor by Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #13 | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the board | 55-63 |