Michigan State 77-66 Northwestern (5 Feb, 2006) Play-by-Play

Michigan State Spartans

17-5, 5-3 Conference

	1	2	T
MSU	33	44	77
NU	29	37	66

Northwestern Wildcats

10-10, 3-6 Conference

TIME		MSU	NU
19:46	Vedran Vukusic Steal.	0	0
19:15	Mohamed Hached missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:15	Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Drew Neitzel made Two Point Layup.	2	0
18:26	Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper.	2	2
18:09	Paul Davis missed Two Point Jumper.	2	2
18:07	Paul Davis Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:03	Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.	2	2
18:03	Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:29	Craig Moore missed Two Point Jumper.	2	2
17:29	Vince Scott Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:25	Vince Scott missed Two Point Layup.	2	2
17:25	Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:16	Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup.	4	2
17:00	Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Layup.	4	2
16:57	Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:53	Foul on Craig Moore	4	2
16:28	Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper.	4	5
16:17	Foul on Craig Moore	4	5
16:17	Paul Davis missed Free Throw.	4	5
16:17	Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:17	Paul Davis made Free Throw.	5	5
16:05	Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Layup.	5	5
16:00	Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.	5	5
15:58	Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.	5	5
15:58	Vince Scott Defensive Rebound.	5	5
15:48	Drew Neitzel Steal.	5	5
15:45	Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot.	7	5
15:41	Northwestern Full Timeout.	7	5
15:11	Marquise Gray Steal.	7	5
15:07	Marquise Gray made Two Point Dunk Shot.	9	5
14:50	Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	9	5
14:50	Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.	9	5
14:39	Official TV Timeout.	9	5
14:28	Foul on Tim Doyle	9	5
14:28	Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.	9	5
14:28	Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.	9	5
14:28	Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.	9	5
14:28	Vince Scott Defensive Rebound.	9	5
13:56	Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel.	11	5
13:30	Foul on Shannon Brown	11	5
13:30	Tim Doyle missed Free Throw.	11	5
13:30	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	11	5
13:30	Tim Doyle made Free Throw.	11	6
13:02	Drew Neitzel made Two Point Jumper.	13	6
12:38	Foul on Paul Davis	13	6
12:38	Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore.	13	8
12:31	Foul on Sterling Williams	13	8
12:02	Foul on Matt Trannon	13	8
11:35	Travis Walton Steal.	13	8
11:27	Official TV Timeout.	13	8
10:55	Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	13	8
10:55	Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.	13	8
10:33	Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Travis Walton.	15	8
10:20	Foul on Paul Davis	15	8
10:20	Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.	15	9
10:20	Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.	15	10
10:20	Craig Moore Steal.	15	10
10:20	Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.	15	10
10:20	Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.	15	10
10:20	Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown.	18	10
9:48	Foul on Goran Suton	18	10
9:48	Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.	18	11
9:48	Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.	18	12
9:44	Maurice Ager made Two Point Dunk Shot.	20	12
9:18	Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup.	20	14
9:05	Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper.	22	14
8:49	Foul on Goran Suton	22	14
8:04	Foul on Travis Walton	22	14
7:59	Official TV Timeout.	22	14
7:59	Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.	22	14
7:59	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	22	14
7:59	Sterling Williams made Free Throw.	22	15
7:24	Drew Neitzel missed Three Point Jumper.	22	15
7:24	Marquise Gray Offensive Rebound.	22	15
7:16	Foul on Drew Neitzel	22	15
7:16	Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.	22	16
7:16	Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.	22	17
6:59	Sterling Williams Steal.	22	17
6:38	Sterling Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	22	17
6:38	Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.	22	17
6:21	Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel.	24	17
6:09	Marquise Gray Steal.	24	17
6:04	Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.	24	17
6:04	Shannon Brown Offensive Rebound.	24	17
6:04	Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup.	26	17
5:59	Shannon Brown Steal.	26	17
5:40	Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.	26	17
5:40	Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.	26	17
5:28	Sterling Williams missed Two Point Layup.	26	17
5:28	Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.	26	17
5:10	Foul on Drew Neitzel	26	17
5:10	Foul on Vedran Vukusic	26	17
5:08	Bernard Cote Steal.	26	17
5:02	Tim Doyle missed Three Point Jumper.	26	17
5:02	Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.	26	17
4:53	Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marquise Gray.	28	17
4:35	Northwestern Full Timeout.	28	17
4:29	Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Williams.	28	20
4:16	Bernard Cote Steal.	28	20
4:12	Foul on Shannon Brown	28	20
4:12	Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.	28	20
4:12	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	28	20
4:12	Sterling Williams made Free Throw.	28	21
4:04	Paul Davis missed Two Point Jumper.	28	21
4:04	Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.	28	21
3:37	Official TV Timeout.	28	21
3:09	Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper.	28	24
2:41	Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.	28	24
2:41	Travis Walton Offensive Rebound.	28	24
2:41	Foul on Matt Trannon	28	24
2:41	Bernard Cote made Free Throw.	28	25
2:41	Bernard Cote made Free Throw.	28	26
2:34	Foul on Michael Jenkins	28	26
2:21	Foul on Marquise Gray	28	26
2:21	Foul on Vedran Vukusic	28	26
2:21	Foul	28	26
2:21	Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.	28	27
2:21	Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.	28	28
2:06	Maurice Ager made Two Point Jumper.	30	28
1:50	Foul on Marquise Gray	30	28
1:50	Michael Jenkins missed Free Throw.	30	28
1:50	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	30	28
1:50	Michael Jenkins made Free Throw.	30	29
1:21	Michigan Stat Full Timeout.	30	29
1:12	Foul on Bernard Cote	30	29
1:12	Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.	31	29
1:12	Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.	32	29
1:01	Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.	33	29
0:35	Tim Doyle missed Three Point Jumper.	33	29
0:35	Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.	33	29
0:13	Bernard Cote Steal.	33	29
0:05	Bernard Cote missed Three Point Jumper.	33	29
0:05	Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.	33	29
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	33	29

Welsh-Ryan Arena

12:00 AM, 5 February 2006

Evanston, IL

Attendance: 8,117

Referees:
Donnee Gray
Tom Clark
Steve Skiles

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Purdue	17-3	-	34-5
Illinois	14-6	3	29-9
Nebraska	12-8	5	23-11
Northwestern	12-8	5	22-12
Wisconsin	11-9	6	22-14
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Rutgers	7-13	10	15-17
Michigan	3-17	14	8-24

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