| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond is whistled for a carry | 24-27 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Redmond - foul #3 on Gary Redmond, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Gary Redmond | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is fouled on the floor by Steven Todd - foul #2 on Steven Todd, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Gary Kimbrell is called for the reach on Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Gary Kimbrell, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is hacked by Kerry Kay - foul #1 on Kerry Kay, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski connects on the shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 17:33 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Todd | 26-31 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Kerry Kay swats the layup by Maurice McNeal | 26-31 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue tips it home | 28-31 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | James Childs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee (PF) Kerry Kay | |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell dunks the ball set up by James Childs and he's hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #1 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) John Dudzinski, Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | George Davis gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gary Kimbrell | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Claude Myles (fresh) SF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Blakeslee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo is hacked by Steven Todd - foul #3 on Steven Todd, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay (PF) Gary Kimbrell | |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Childs | 31-36 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Childs | 31-36 |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ivan Pavelski - foul #1 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), George Davis (PF) Phillip Hicks, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell (C) Brian Blakeslee | |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | George Davis tips it in | 33-37 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Ivan Pavelski is called for the reach on Gary Kimbrell - foul #2 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (PF) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel lays it up and in and he's hacked by Gary Redmond - foul #4 on Gary Redmond, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF) Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee (PF) Kerry Kay | |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | John Dudzinski takes the ball from Jeffrey Gabriel | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Blakeslee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 11:18 | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 11:14 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gabriel | 33-43 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-43 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo tips it but misses | 33-43 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | James Childs connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Todd | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-46 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Flanders | 36-46 |
| 09:46 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders grabs the board | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses short on a runner in the paint | 36-46 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | James Childs snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Childs | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincente Rizzo | 36-49 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Steven Todd blocks the jumper by Vincente Rizzo | 36-49 |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | James Childs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Claude Myles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) John Dudzinski, Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), Florencio Yazzie (SG), George Graham (SF), Kerry Kay (PF), Michael Ford (C) James Childs, Jeffrey Gabriel, Steven Todd, Brian Blakeslee, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski's pass is intercepted by Phillip Hicks in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phillip Hicks | 38-49 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | George Graham is fouled on the floor by Gary Redmond - foul #5 on Gary Redmond, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Gary Redmond | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | George Graham makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | George Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Flanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Zoran Olewinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Florencio Yazzie | 41-52 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-52 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Zoran Olewinski | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is whistled for a carry | 41-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Claude Myles (SG) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Brian Blakeslee (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Zoran Olewinski, George Graham, Kerry Kay, Michael Ford | |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | Maurice McNeal denies the turnaround by James Childs | 41-54 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Pavelski | 41-54 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Blakeslee | 41-54 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ivan Pavelski | 43-54 |
| 04:10 | Wisconsin | John Dudzinski steals it from Steven Todd | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Pavelski | 43-54 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is fouled on the floor by Florencio Yazzie - foul #1 on Florencio Yazzie, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Vincente Rizzo (SF), George Davis (C) Claude Myles, Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Kerry Kay (PF) Florencio Yazzie, Brian Blakeslee | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Vincente Rizzo and he's hacked by James Childs - foul #2 on James Childs, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Flanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Childs - foul #3 on James Childs, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Dudzinski - foul #3 on John Dudzinski, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | James Childs clanks a jump hook in the lane | 46-55 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Kimbrell | 46-55 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Dudzinski | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the board | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Todd | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | James Childs takes the ball from Ivan Pavelski | 49-57 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd slams it home on a great pass from James Childs | 49-59 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Kerry Kay steps in front of the Ivan Pavelski pass | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | James Childs runs out the clock | 49-59 |