| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-28 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:26 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay double dribbles | 33-28 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond is fouled on the floor by James Childs - foul #2 on James Childs, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the easy layup | 33-28 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gary Kimbrell | 33-28 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Maurice McNeal swats the layup by James Childs | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kerry Kay - foul #2 on Kerry Kay, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | James Childs can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-30 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kerry Kay | 33-30 |
| 16:41 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay buries a shot from the left block set up by James Childs | 35-30 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Geoffrey Prue and the foul's on Kerry Kay - foul #3 on Kerry Kay, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee (PF), Michael Ford (C) Kerry Kay, Gary Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin | James Childs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Blakeslee (fresh) C - Michael Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | George Davis comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-33 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Steven Todd - foul #4 on Steven Todd, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Graham (SF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Steven Todd, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Phillip Hicks, Vincente Rizzo | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-35 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Dudzinski | 38-37 |
| 14:07 | Wisconsin | James Childs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Gabriel | 41-37 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Brian Blakeslee is called for the reach on Thomas Flanders - foul #1 on Brian Blakeslee, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay (PF) Brian Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) Thomas Flanders, Ivan Pavelski, George Davis | |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by James Childs - foul #3 on James Childs, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Prue and the foul's on Gary Kimbrell - foul #2 on Gary Kimbrell, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Steven Todd (SF) Jeffrey Gabriel, George Graham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (PF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Vincente Rizzo denies the turnaround by James Childs | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:53 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 11:28 | Wisconsin | James Childs pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Gary Redmond is called for the reach on Florencio Yazzie - foul #3 on Gary Redmond, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Brian Blakeslee (C) James Childs, Florencio Yazzie, Gary Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Claude Myles, Maurice McNeal | |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Zoran Olewinski | 45-39 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Ford (C) Kerry Kay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF) Gary Redmond, Vincente Rizzo | |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled on the floor by Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Phillip Hicks takes the ball from Brian Blakeslee | 45-39 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Phillip Hicks | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford drills a floater from the right side | 47-42 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 09:03 | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Kerry Kay (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Zoran Olewinski, Brian Blakeslee, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, Ivan Pavelski, George Davis | |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | James Childs steals it from Gary Redmond | 47-44 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | James Childs banks in the layup | 49-44 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Maurice McNeal | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal lays it in | 49-46 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Redmond - foul #4 on Gary Redmond, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee (PF) Kerry Kay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Claude Myles, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 53-46 |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled on the floor by Phillip Hicks - foul #2 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Kerry Kay (PF) Jeffrey Gabriel, Gary Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Vincente Rizzo | |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses long on a runner from close range | 53-46 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Kerry Kay denies the turnaround by Maurice McNeal | 53-46 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Maurice McNeal is called for the reach on James Childs - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Graham (SF) Steven Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Thomas Flanders, George Davis | |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay loses the dribble to Geoffrey Prue | 53-46 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the driving attempt from the right block | 53-46 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Blakeslee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | James Childs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) James Childs, George Graham, Kerry Kay, Brian Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF), George Davis (C) Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Kerry Kay (PF) Zoran Olewinski, Florencio Yazzie, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Claude Myles | |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is whistled for a carry | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (C) George Davis | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 02:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kerry Kay | 53-46 |
| 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 (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Gary Redmond is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gabriel - foul #5 on Gary Redmond, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Gary Redmond | |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Maurice McNeal denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Gabriel | 53-49 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Kimbrell | 53-49 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Thomas Flanders is called for the reach on Steven Todd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is hacked by Thomas Flanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (SG) Jeffrey Gabriel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay is fouled in the backcourt by John Dudzinski - foul #1 on John Dudzinski, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG) Zoran Olewinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice McNeal | 58-49 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel is hacked by Thomas Flanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Claude Myles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 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 | James Childs runs out the clock | 60-52 |