Michigan State 76-45 Northwestern (29 Jan, 2016) Play-by-Play

Michigan State Spartans

18-4, 5-4 Conference

	1	2	T
MSU	36	40	76
NU	24	21	45

Northwestern Wildcats

15-7, 3-6 Conference

Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.
Tre Demps made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Olah missed Jumper.
Aaron Falzon missed Layup.
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup. Assisted by Tre Demps.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
Nathan Taphorn missed Jumper.
Alex Olah missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.
Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Falzon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Aaron Falzon missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.
Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.
Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Olah missed Jumper.
Sanjay Lumpkin missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.
Dererk Pardon made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Falzon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.
Alex Olah missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Jumper.
Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Olah missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
Alex Olah missed Layup.
Tre Demps made Layup.
Tre Demps missed Jumper.
Aaron Falzon made Layup.
Tre Demps missed Layup.
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Ash made Jumper.
Dererk Pardon missed Jumper.
Nathan Taphorn missed Jumper.
Gavin Skelly missed Jumper.
Jordan Ash missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
Deyonta Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
Gavin Schilling missed Jumper.
Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
Matt Costello missed Jumper.
Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
Deyonta Davis made Dunk.
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.
Kenny Goins made Dunk. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
Deyonta Davis made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Deyonta Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
Eron Harris missed Jumper.
Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
Kenny Goins made Jumper.
Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
Matt McQuaid made Layup.
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
Matt Costello missed Jumper.
Matt Costello made Layup.
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt McQuaid missed Jumper.
Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
Marvin Clark Jr. missed Jumper.
Kyle Ahrens missed Jumper.
Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Van Dyk.
Matt Van Dyk made Dunk. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..

MICHIGAN ST

NORTHWESTERN

TIME		MSU	NU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Northwestern	0	0
19:47	Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:47	Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Denzel Valentine Turnover.	0	0
19:22	Alex Olah Steal.	0	0
19:05	Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:05	Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:56	Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.	2	0
18:43	Tre Demps missed Jumper.	2	0
18:43	Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:12	Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.	5	0
17:46	Foul on Matt Costello.	5	0
17:38	Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
17:38	Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:33	Denzel Valentine Turnover.	5	0
17:10	Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.	5	0
17:10	Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:02	Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.	5	0
17:02	Eron Harris Offensive Rebound.	5	0
16:53	Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
16:53	Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.	5	0
16:47	Matt Costello Turnover.	5	0
16:24	Bryant McIntosh Turnover.	5	0
16:02	Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.	5	0
16:02	Deyonta Davis Offensive Rebound.	5	0
16:02	Deyonta Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.	7	0
15:35	Foul on Bryn Forbes.	7	0
15:35	Official TV Timeout	7	0
15:35	Aaron Falzon made Free Throw.	7	1
15:35	Aaron Falzon made Free Throw.	7	2
15:18	Gavin Schilling missed Jumper.	7	2
15:18	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	7	2
15:16	Foul on Eron Harris.	7	2
14:57	Foul on Gavin Schilling.	7	2
14:57	Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.	7	3
14:57	Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.	7	4
14:36	Eron Harris Turnover.	7	4
14:19	Tre Demps made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.	7	6
14:11	Foul on Dererk Pardon.	7	6
13:59	Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.	9	6
13:36	Tre Demps Turnover.	9	6
13:36	Kenny Goins Steal.	9	6
13:28	Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.	9	6
13:28	Bryant McIntosh Block.	9	6
13:27	Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.	9	6
13:00	Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.	9	6
13:00	Alex Olah Offensive Rebound.	9	6
12:50	Alex Olah missed Jumper.	9	6
12:50	Aaron Falzon Offensive Rebound.	9	6
12:43	Aaron Falzon missed Layup.	9	6
12:42	Kenny Goins Block.	9	6
12:41	Aaron Falzon Offensive Rebound.	9	6
12:32	Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.	9	6
12:32	Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.	9	6
12:23	Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.	12	6
12:11	Bryant McIntosh Turnover.	12	6
12:05	Matt Costello missed Jumper.	12	6
12:05	Tre Demps Defensive Rebound.	12	6
11:54	Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup. Assisted by Tre Demps.	12	8
11:47	Deyonta Davis Turnover.	12	8
11:47	Jordan Ash Steal.	12	8
11:42	Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
11:42	Northwestern Offensive Rebound.	12	8
11:42	Foul on Matt Costello.	12	8
11:42	Official TV Timeout	12	8
11:38	Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
11:38	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	12	8
11:34	Foul on Alex Olah.	12	8
11:06	Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.	12	8
11:06	Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.	12	8
10:44	Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.	12	10
10:30	Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.	15	10
10:03	Nathan Taphorn missed Jumper.	15	10
10:03	Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.	15	10
9:47	Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.	18	10
9:17	Alex Olah missed Jumper.	18	10
9:17	Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.	18	10
9:01	Deyonta Davis made Dunk.	20	10
8:58	Northwestern Timeout	20	10
8:34	Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.	20	10
8:34	Northwestern Offensive Rebound.	20	10
8:26	Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.	20	13
8:05	Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..	23	13
7:50	Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.	23	13
7:50	Marvin Clark Jr. Defensive Rebound.	23	13
7:28	Denzel Valentine Turnover.	23	13
7:28	Official TV Timeout	23	13
7:08	Aaron Falzon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	23	16
6:56	Denzel Valentine Turnover.	23	16
6:53	Aaron Falzon missed Jumper.	23	16
6:53	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	23	16
6:41	Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.	23	16
6:40	Deyonta Davis Block.	23	16
6:39	Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.	23	16
6:12	Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.	26	16
5:49	Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.	26	16
5:49	Deyonta Davis Block.	26	16
5:49	Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.	26	16
5:36	Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.	26	16
5:36	Joey van Zegeren Defensive Rebound.	26	16
5:28	Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.	26	16
5:28	Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.	26	16
5:06	Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.	29	16
4:34	Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.	29	16
4:34	Michigan St Defensive Rebound.	29	16
4:31	Foul on Gavin Schilling.	29	16
4:28	Tre Demps Turnover.	29	16
4:10	Kenny Goins made Dunk. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.	31	16
3:55	Official TV Timeout	31	16
3:38	Alex Olah missed Jumper.	31	16
3:38	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	31	16
3:06	Michigan St Turnover.	31	16
3:01	Foul on Colby Wollenman.	31	16
3:01	Alex Olah made Free Throw.	31	17
3:01	Alex Olah made Free Throw.	31	18
2:38	Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	31	18
2:38	Dererk Pardon Defensive Rebound.	31	18
2:24	Sanjay Lumpkin missed Three Point Jumper.	31	18
2:24	Dererk Pardon Offensive Rebound.	31	18
2:13	Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.	31	21
1:53	Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.	31	21
1:53	Aaron Falzon Block.	31	21
1:53	Michigan St Offensive Rebound.	31	21
1:47	Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.	34	21
1:24	Dererk Pardon made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	34	23
1:21	Foul on Bryn Forbes.	34	23
1:21	Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.	34	24
1:01	Deyonta Davis made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.	36	24
0:47	Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.	36	24
0:47	Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.	36	24
0:30	Michigan St Timeout	36	24
0:22	Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.	36	24
0:22	Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.	36	24
0:16	Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	36	24
0:16	Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.	36	24
0:09	Matt McQuaid Turnover.	36	24
0:09	Bryant McIntosh Steal.	36	24
0:04	Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.	36	24
0:04	Michigan St Defensive Rebound.	36	24
0:04	Foul on Aaron Falzon.	36	24
0:00	End of 1st half	36	24

Welsh-Ryan Arena

2:00 AM, 29 January 2016

Evanston, IL

Attendance: 8,117

Referees:
Bo Boroski
Steve McJunkins
Mike Eades

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Illinois	14-6	3	29-9
Nebraska	12-8	5	23-11
Northwestern	12-8	5	22-12
Wisconsin	11-9	6	22-14
Indiana	10-10	7	19-14
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Iowa	10-10	7	19-15
Ohio State	9-11	8	22-14
Minnesota	9-11	8	19-15
Penn State	9-11	8	16-17
Maryland	7-13	10	16-17
Rutgers	7-13	10	15-17
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