| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Beaudoin (fresh) SG - Garrett Cantrell (fresh) SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Victor Hebert inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Victor Hebert makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | James Childs splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from close range | 23-27 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-27 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | James Childs snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 18:34 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is denied on a layup by Michael Lathem | 23-27 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | James Childs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:01 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Childs | 23-29 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Victor Hebert buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Beaudoin | 26-29 |
| 17:14 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled on the floor by Victor Hebert - foul #1 on Victor Hebert, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG) Michael Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Ford (PF) Kerry Kay | |
| 17:00 | Wisconsin | Victor Hebert steals the ball from Steven Todd | 26-29 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Victor Hebert throws it down | 28-29 |
| 16:42 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Kimbrell | 28-32 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Victor Hebert comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-32 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Victor Hebert snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Victor Hebert misses the dunk attempt | 28-32 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | James Childs snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Moody (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Garrett Cantrell (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Hebert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Lathem (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Victor Hebert gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Michael Lathem makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Moody is called for the reach on James Childs - foul #1 on Robert Moody, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), William Baker (SF), Craig Santoro (PF), Toni Brojakowski (C) Robert Moody, Garrett Cantrell, Victor Hebert, Michael Lathem, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay (PF) Gary Kimbrell | |
| 14:32 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled on the floor by Osvaldo Rizzo - foul #1 on Osvaldo Rizzo, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Blakeslee (C) Michael Ford | |
| 14:14 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-32 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Gabriel | 31-34 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Toni Brojakowski hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 13:25 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd tips it home | 33-36 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | William Baker blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Todd - foul #2 on Steven Todd, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (PF) Craig Santoro | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Gary Kimbrell (C) Jeffrey Gabriel, Brian Blakeslee | |
| 13:01 | Penn State | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | William Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 12:42 | Wisconsin | Toni Brojakowski doubles James Childs and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Toni Brojakowski, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Victor Hebert (SF) William Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Todd and he's hacked by Osvaldo Rizzo - foul #2 on Osvaldo Rizzo, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garrett Cantrell (SG), Tracy Merrill (C) Osvaldo Rizzo, Toni Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Victor Hebert can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-39 |
| 12:05 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Tracy Merrill - foul #1 on Tracy Merrill, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG) Michael Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Michael Ford (PF) Florencio Yazzie, Kerry Kay | |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Moody (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Garrett Cantrell (fresh) SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill's floater is knocked away by Michael Ford | 34-41 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gary Kimbrell | 34-41 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | James Childs evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Todd | 34-44 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Steven Todd is called for the reach on Robert Moody - foul #3 on Steven Todd, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG) Robert Moody, Garrett Cantrell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), George Graham (SF), Kerry Kay (PF) James Childs, Steven Todd, Michael Ford | |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo is called for traveling | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (PF), Toni Brojakowski (C) Michael Lathem, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | George Graham is hacked by Osvaldo Rizzo - foul #3 on Osvaldo Rizzo, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | George Graham misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Toni Brojakowski grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Kerry Kay steals the ball from William Baker | 34-44 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Osvaldo Rizzo | 34-44 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | William Baker takes the ball from Jeffrey Gabriel | 37-44 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Victor Hebert makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Beaudoin | 40-44 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | George Graham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Toni Brojakowski pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Victor Hebert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Victor Hebert (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Toni Brojakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Zoran Olewinski (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) PF - Kerry Kay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-44 |
| 07:25 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kerry Kay and he's hacked by William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Garrett Cantrell (SG), Michael Lathem (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Michael Beaudoin, Osvaldo Rizzo, Victor Hebert, Toni Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Brian Blakeslee (C) Zoran Olewinski, George Graham, Kerry Kay, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | William Baker drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Garrett Cantrell | 42-46 |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin | James Childs's pass is intercepted by Garrett Cantrell | 42-46 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Moody | 44-46 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Childs | 44-48 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Robert Moody's floater is tipped away by Brian Blakeslee | 44-48 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Gabriel | 44-51 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Garrett Cantrell loses the dribble to Jeffrey Gabriel | 44-51 |
| 05:11 | Wisconsin | James Childs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Robert Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | William Baker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Steven Todd, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin (PG), Victor Hebert (SF) Robert Moody, William Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Kerry Kay (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Jeffrey Gabriel, Michael Ford, Brian Blakeslee | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill loses the ball out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Toni Brojakowski (C) Garrett Cantrell, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:58 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-51 |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell scores on a shot from the left block | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Beaudoin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Toni Brojakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Childs | 47-55 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garrett Cantrell (SG), Tracy Merrill (C) Osvaldo Rizzo, Toni Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill misses the turnaround in the paint | 47-55 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Michael Lathem steals the ball from Steven Todd | 47-55 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Garrett Cantrell | 47-55 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Michael Lathem comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Victor Hebert misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Michael Lathem tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell is called for 3 seconds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG) Florencio Yazzie | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:53 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Garrett Cantrell is called for the reach on Kerry Kay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Garrett Cantrell, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Michael Lathem grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Childs - foul #2 on James Childs, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel is hacked by Garrett Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garrett Cantrell, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Michael Lathem gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Victor Hebert hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Lathem | 52-56 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel is hacked by Garrett Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Garrett Cantrell, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Victor Hebert grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kerry Kay - foul #1 on Kerry Kay, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Beaudoin - foul #2 on Michael Beaudoin, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (SG) Jeffrey Gabriel | |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Michael Beaudoin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Victor Hebert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Michael Lathem snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Victor Hebert misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Victor Hebert pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Garrett Cantrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay is hacked by Michael Beaudoin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Beaudoin, team foul #13 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG) Zoran Olewinski | |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Garrett Cantrell scores on a 3 from the right wing | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn 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) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | James Childs runs out the clock | 55-61 |