| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedric Segrest (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kettler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Tony Ellis - foul #1 on Tony Ellis, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Farmer | 42-36 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Vezina | 45-36 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Dominic Bianchi is called for the reach on Jerry Farmer - foul #2 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (C) Joseph Haskins, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina slams it home on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 47-36 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | John Kettler is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Ellis | 47-38 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | James Hamby knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Ryan Roberts | 50-38 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (PG), Jacob Pifer (SG), Gregg Berg (SF), Howard Conley (PF), Barry Mouton (C) Jerry Farmer, Cedric Segrest, Tony Ellis, Michael Castle, John Kettler | |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Popovic - foul #2 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:45 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer can't finish the layup | 50-39 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 50-39 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Robert Linder snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Gregg Berg denies the turnaround by Ivan Popovic | 50-39 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jacob Pifer | 50-39 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bianchi - foul #3 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), James Hamby (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Marvin Snow, Robert Linder, Dominic Bianchi, Ivan Popovic, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer (PG), Francisco Maldonado (SG), Tony Ellis (SF), Michael Castle (PF), John Kettler (C) Kelvin Defelice, Jacob Pifer, Gregg Berg, Howard Conley, Barry Mouton | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hamby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francisco Maldonado (fresh) SF - Tony Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kettler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the dunk but he's fouled by Tony Ellis - foul #2 on Tony Ellis, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest (SG) Francisco Maldonado | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:39 | Wisconsin | John Kettler grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 15:37 | Wisconsin | Joseph Haskins picks off the pass by Tony Ellis in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-39 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 50-39 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is fouled on the floor by Michael Castle - foul #1 on Michael Castle, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (SG), Jacob Pifer (SF), Howard Conley (C) Cedric Segrest, Tony Ellis, John Kettler | |
| 14:42 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer loses the dribble to Ryan Roberts in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Howard Conley snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Howard Conley tips it in | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre Palacio | 53-41 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Roberts - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest (SG), Gregg Berg (SF), Barry Mouton (PF), John Kettler (C) Kelvin Defelice, Jacob Pifer, Michael Castle, Howard Conley | |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is fouled on the floor by Barry Mouton - foul #3 on Barry Mouton, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (C) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Kukowski (PG) Jerry Farmer | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Kukowski - foul #1 on James Kukowski, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ivan Popovic, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski is hacked by Kyle Heredia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | John Kettler gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan Roberts - foul #3 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Robert Linder, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (SG), Jacob Pifer (SF), Michael Castle (PF), Howard Conley (C) Cedric Segrest, Gregg Berg, Barry Mouton, John Kettler | |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Joseph Haskins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Palacio (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Kukowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Defelice (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Pifer (fresh) PF - Michael Castle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is hacked by James Kukowski - foul #2 on James Kukowski, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Ivan Popovic (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer (PG), Tony Ellis (SF) James Kukowski, Jacob Pifer | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio loses the dribble to Michael Castle | 55-43 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | Ryan Roberts steps in front of the Jerry Farmer pass in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina lays it in set up by Ryan Roberts | 57-43 |
| 11:01 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer loses the ball out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Kyle Heredia (C) Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer (SG), John Kettler (C) Kelvin Defelice, Howard Conley | |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina blows the layup but the foul's on Jacob Pifer - foul #1 on Jacob Pifer, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg (SF), Barry Mouton (PF) Tony Ellis, Michael Castle | |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:41 | Wisconsin | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Jerry Farmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Linder, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| 10:41 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 10:41 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kyle Heredia and he's fouled by John Kettler - foul #1 on John Kettler, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest (SG) John Kettler | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic misses the free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin | Barry Mouton pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:14 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-45 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jacob Pifer - foul #2 on Jacob Pifer, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), James Hamby (C) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Cedric Segrest takes the ball from Ryan Roberts | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Joseph Haskins picks off the pass by Gregg Berg | 63-48 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | Barry Mouton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg tips it in | 63-50 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Peter Vezina, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Kukowski (PG), Kelvin Defelice (SG), Tony Ellis (SF), Michael Castle (PF), John Kettler (C) Jerry Farmer, Cedric Segrest, Jacob Pifer, Gregg Berg, Barry Mouton | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Kyle Heredia is called for the reach on Kelvin Defelice - foul #4 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Robert Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Kukowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Defelice (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kettler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Kelvin Defelice takes the ball from Marvin Snow | 63-51 |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kelvin Defelice | 63-53 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Robert Linder drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Snow | 66-53 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range but the foul's on Ivan Popovic - foul #3 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), James Hamby (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Dominic Bianchi, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby drills a driving attempt from the right block | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis's pass is intercepted by Peter Vezina | 68-54 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina knocks in the floater from close range set up by Ryan Roberts | 70-54 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | John Kettler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snow | 70-54 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | James Kukowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kelvin Defelice | 70-56 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kelvin Defelice | 70-56 |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Ellis | 70-59 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Defelice - foul #2 on Kelvin Defelice, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF) Ryan Roberts, James Hamby, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer (PG), Cedric Segrest (SG), Jacob Pifer (SF), Howard Conley (PF) James Kukowski, Kelvin Defelice, Tony Ellis, Michael Castle | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cedric Segrest | 72-62 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio double dribbles | 72-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg (SF), Barry Mouton (C) Jacob Pifer, John Kettler | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Howard Conley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest tips it but misses | 72-62 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Cedric Segrest blocks the jumper by Joseph Haskins | 72-62 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jerry Farmer | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Haskins (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Popovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kyle Heredia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cedric Segrest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Berg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Howard Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Mouton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), James Hamby (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Francisco Maldonado (SG), Jacob Pifer (SF), Michael Castle (PF) Cedric Segrest, Gregg Berg, Barry Mouton | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the lay-in | 72-65 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is whistled for a carry | 72-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) James Hamby | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis (SF), John Kettler (C) Francisco Maldonado, Howard Conley | |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle drills a 3 from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jacob Pifer | 72-68 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | John Kettler pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest (SG) Jacob Pifer | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle clanks a shot from the left block | 72-68 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest tips it home | 72-70 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio can't tip it in | 72-70 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Tony Ellis - foul #3 on Tony Ellis, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Castle | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (PF) Joseph Haskins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is hacked by Jerry Farmer - foul #1 on Jerry Farmer, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Kettler | 74-70 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | John Kettler grabs the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Dominic Bianchi is called for the reach on Jerry Farmer - foul #4 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Peter Vezina (PF) Marvin Snow, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Jerry Farmer is called for the reach on Peter Vezina in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Farmer, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Joseph Haskins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | John Kettler grabs the offensive board | 76-70 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest is called for traveling | 76-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia (C) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts runs out the clock | 76-70 |