| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | David Fox inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes makes the shot from the right side set up by Michael Baker | 34-43 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the floater from close range | 36-43 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Yepez - foul #2 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-43 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | David Fox is fouled on the floor by Stanford Bury - foul #2 on Stanford Bury, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (PG), George Panton (SG), Murray Jordan (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez, Lucio Lombardi, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Michael Baker steals it from Paul McClamma | 36-43 |
| 18:28 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG) Shane Lynch | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Michael Baker, Clarence Boydston | |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | George Panton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Gregory Simmons snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Stanford Bury steps in front of the David Fox pass in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan misses the lay-in | 36-43 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | James Hagar can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Bury | 36-43 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma loses the ball out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), Clifford Hayden (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF) Stanford Bury, George Panton, Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox | |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf is hacked by Clifford Hayden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Hayden, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Lynch (SF) Clifford Hayden | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Baker (PF) Gregory Simmons | |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lucio Lombardi - foul #2 on Lucio Lombardi, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh (C) James Hagar | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh knocks in the jumper from the left block | 38-45 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Murray Jordan (PF) Paul McClamma, Lucio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston (C) Vincenzo Gallo | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jay Padro - foul #2 on Jay Padro, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), Gregory Simmons (PF) Jay Padro, Michael Baker | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston banks in the layup | 38-47 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Gregory Simmons swats the short shot by Murray Jordan | 38-47 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Jordan | 38-47 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-47 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Yepez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Murray Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Paille (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Boydston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), James Hagar (SG), George Panton (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez, Shane Lynch, Murray Jordan, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Smith (PG), John Guthridge (SG), David Fox (SF), Gene Bemis (PF), Michael Baker (C) Eddie Haynes, Jay Wolf, Jerry Paille, Gregory Simmons, Clarence Boydston | |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Smith | 38-50 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | David Fox steals it from Ralph Schwarts | 38-50 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge is hacked by Lucio Lombardi - foul #3 on Lucio Lombardi, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | James Hagar is denied on a layup by Michael Baker | 38-50 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Mark Smith | 38-52 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lucio Lombardi | 40-52 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-52 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | David Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | David Fox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the tip | 40-52 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucio Lombardi | 40-52 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by James Hagar | 42-52 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Guthridge | 42-55 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Hagar hits a shot from the left side set up by Ralph Schwarts and he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Shane Lynch (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Ralph Schwarts, George Panton, Lucio Lombardi, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), Jay Wolf (SG), Jerry Paille (SF), Vincenzo Gallo (PF), Clarence Boydston (C) Mark Smith, John Guthridge, David Fox, Gene Bemis, Michael Baker | |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Hagar misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Eddie Haynes steps in front of the Steven Thornton pass | 44-55 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eddie Haynes | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hagar (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Murray Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Paille (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Jordan | 44-57 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanford Bury | 46-57 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo is whistled for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), Clifford Hayden (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) James Hagar, Shane Lynch, Murray Jordan, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Padro (SF), Gregory Simmons (PF) Jerry Paille, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Eddie Haynes picks off the pass by Lucio Lombardi | 46-57 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Gregory Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Gregory Simmons is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG), David Fox (SF), Gene Bemis (PF) Jay Wolf, Jay Padro, Clarence Boydston | |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury is fouled on the floor by Gene Bemis - foul #4 on Gene Bemis, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (PG), Vincenzo Gallo (PF) Eddie Haynes, Gene Bemis | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Clifford Hayden steals the ball from John Guthridge | 49-57 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez's pass is intercepted by John Guthridge | 49-57 |
| 08:59 | Wisconsin | David Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo hits the follow up shot | 49-59 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), Shane Lynch (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Clifford Hayden, Lucio Lombardi, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Smith (SG), Michael Baker (PF) John Guthridge, Gregory Simmons | |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez's fadeaway is rejected by Vincenzo Gallo | 49-59 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Shane Lynch is called for the reach on David Fox - foul #1 on Shane Lynch, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), Jay Wolf (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Clarence Boydston (C) Jerry Paille, Mark Smith, David Fox, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Haynes and the foul's on Murray Jordan - foul #3 on Murray Jordan, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Thornton (C) Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG), Gene Bemis (PF) Eddie Haynes, Michael Baker | |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Schwarts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Yepez (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jay Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Padro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton blows the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Boydston - foul #2 on Clarence Boydston, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Murray Jordan (PF) Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG) Jay Wolf | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston misses the wide open floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Thornton - foul #2 on Steven Thornton, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG) Eugene Yepez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Schwarts | 53-63 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston lays it in on a nice dish by John Guthridge | 53-65 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), George Panton (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Stanford Bury, Ralph Schwarts, Shane Lynch, Murray Jordan, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), David Fox (SF), Michael Baker (PF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, Jay Padro, Gene Bemis, Clarence Boydston | |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Fox - foul #1 on David Fox, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jay Wolf | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | George Panton can't throw it down | 54-67 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to George Panton | 54-67 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Fox - foul #2 on David Fox, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (PG) Lucio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf is hacked by Hunter Albaugh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hunter Albaugh, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Jay Wolf - foul #1 on Jay Wolf, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker is hacked by Paul McClamma - foul #1 on Paul McClamma, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden (SF) George Panton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG) Jerry Paille | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | David Fox blocks the jumper by Eugene Yepez | 56-69 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | James Hagar connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Eugene Yepez - foul #3 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #11 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Lucio Lombardi (PF) James Hagar, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SF), Gene Bemis (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) David Fox, Michael Baker, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Yepez (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Hayden (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay Wolf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Paille (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh can't finish the layup | 59-70 |
| 03:24 | Wisconsin | Gregory Simmons snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes is fouled on the floor by Clifford Hayden - foul #4 on Clifford Hayden, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (SG), Shane Lynch (SF) Eugene Yepez, Clifford Hayden | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG) Jay Wolf | |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Panton (SG) Stanford Bury | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Fox (SF) Eddie Haynes | |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (SG), Paul McClamma (C) George Panton, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), Clarence Boydston (C) Jerry Paille, Gregory Simmons | |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | John Guthridge steals the ball from James Hagar | 59-71 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge lays it up and in | 59-73 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-73 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | David Fox gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eddie Haynes, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Panton (SF), Murray Jordan (PF) Shane Lynch, Lucio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Michael Baker (PF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox, Gene Bemis, Clarence Boydston | |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | George Panton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-73 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by George Panton - foul #1 on George Panton, team foul #13 | 59-73 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 01:14 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Ralph Schwarts steals the ball from Jay Padro | 59-75 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | James Hagar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Schwarts | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jay Padro - foul #3 on Jay Padro, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille lays it in on a nice dish by Jay Wolf | 64-77 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | George Panton makes the 3 from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf runs out the clock | 67-77 |