Michigan State 61-52 Northwestern (30 Dec, 2016) Play-by-Play

Northwestern Wildcats

12-3, 1-1 Conference

	1	2	T
NU	29	23	52
MSU	36	25	61

Michigan State Spartans

10-5, 2-0 Conference

TIME		NU	MSU
19:41	Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Vic Law missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:10	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.	0	2
18:45	Foul on Joshua Langford.	0	2
18:22	Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.	0	2
18:22	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:14	Matt Van Dyk made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	0	4
17:45	Vic Law made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	2	4
17:39	Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.	2	7
17:19	Bryant McIntosh Turnover.	2	7
17:18	Nick Ward Steal.	2	7
17:16	Nick Ward made Dunk.	2	9
17:16	Northwestern Timeout	2	9
16:57	Scottie Lindsey Turnover.	2	9
16:43	Cassius Winston Turnover.	2	9
16:41	Bryant McIntosh Steal.	2	9
16:37	Foul on Matt Van Dyk.	2	9
16:37	Vic Law made Free Throw.	3	9
16:37	Vic Law missed Free Throw.	3	9
16:37	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	3	9
16:24	Foul on Gavin Skelly.	3	9
16:08	Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	3	9
16:08	Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.	3	9
16:01	Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.	3	9
16:01	Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.	3	9
15:28	Alvin Ellis III made Jumper.	3	11
15:09	Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.	3	11
15:09	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	3	11
14:35	Matt Van Dyk missed Jumper.	3	11
14:35	Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.	3	11
14:23	Sanjay Lumpkin missed Three Point Jumper.	3	11
14:23	Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.	3	11
14:09	Foul on Gavin Skelly.	3	11
14:09	Official TV Timeout	3	11
14:03	Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.	3	11
14:03	Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.	3	11
13:46	Foul on Barret Benson.	3	11
13:46	Barret Benson Turnover.	3	11
13:31	Foul on Kyle Ahrens.	3	11
13:31	Kyle Ahrens Turnover.	3	11
13:21	Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Brown.	6	11
13:13	Alvin Ellis III missed Layup.	6	11
13:13	Vic Law Defensive Rebound.	6	11
13:05	Scottie Lindsey Turnover.	6	11
12:59	Foul on Kyle Ahrens.	6	11
12:59	Kyle Ahrens Turnover.	6	11
12:50	Foul on Matt McQuaid.	6	11
12:46	Foul on Vic Law.	6	11
12:46	Vic Law Turnover.	6	11
12:29	Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.	6	14
12:12	Foul on Nick Ward.	6	14
12:08	Vic Law Turnover.	6	14
11:40	Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.	6	14
11:40	Vic Law Defensive Rebound.	6	14
11:28	Foul on Matt McQuaid.	6	14
11:28	Official TV Timeout	6	14
11:28	Isiah Brown missed Free Throw.	6	14
11:28	Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.	6	14
11:01	Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.	6	14
11:01	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	6	14
10:48	Isiah Brown missed Jumper.	6	14
10:48	Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.	6	14
10:43	Barret Benson missed Layup.	6	14
10:43	Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.	6	14
10:33	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.	6	16
10:12	Scottie Lindsey missed Jumper.	6	16
10:12	Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.	6	16
10:04	Alvin Ellis III made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	6	18
9:44	Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.	6	18
9:44	Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.	6	18
9:37	Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..	6	21
9:33	Northwestern Timeout	6	21
9:07	Gavin Skelly missed Three Point Jumper.	6	21
9:07	Michigan St Defensive Rebound.	6	21
8:39	Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	6	23
8:18	Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.	9	23
7:52	Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	9	26
7:32	Sanjay Lumpkin missed Layup.	9	26
7:32	Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.	9	26
7:02	Cassius Winston made Layup.	9	28
6:43	Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.	12	28
6:20	Alvin Ellis III Turnover.	12	28
6:18	Scottie Lindsey Steal.	12	28
6:17	Official TV Timeout	12	28
6:12	Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	15	28
5:48	Nick Ward Turnover.	15	28
5:47	Scottie Lindsey Steal.	15	28
5:23	Nathan Taphorn made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.	17	28
4:59	Foul on Gavin Skelly.	17	28
4:34	Foul on Barret Benson.	17	28
4:34	Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.	17	29
4:34	Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.	17	30
4:23	Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.	17	30
4:23	Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.	17	30
4:16	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..	17	32
4:07	Nathan Taphorn Turnover.	17	32
4:07	Foul on Nathan Taphorn.	17	32
3:52	Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.	17	32
3:52	Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.	17	32
3:47	Nick Ward missed Layup.	17	32
3:47	Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.	17	32
3:38	Vic Law made Layup. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.	19	32
3:13	Foul on Nick Ward.	19	32
3:13	Foul on Barret Benson.	19	32
3:13	Official TV Timeout	19	32
3:09	Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	19	32
3:09	Matt Van Dyk Offensive Rebound.	19	32
3:04	Matt Van Dyk Turnover.	19	32
2:53	Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	22	32
2:36	Matt Van Dyk Turnover.	22	32
2:36	Nathan Taphorn Steal.	22	32
2:32	Scottie Lindsey missed Layup.	22	32
2:32	Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.	22	32
2:26	Foul on Bryant McIntosh.	22	32
2:26	Alvin Ellis III missed Free Throw.	22	32
2:26	Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.	22	32
2:26	Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.	22	33
2:11	Vic Law made Layup.	24	33
2:11	Foul on Kenny Goins.	24	33
2:11	Vic Law missed Free Throw.	24	33
2:11	Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.	24	33
1:43	Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.	24	33
1:43	Alvin Ellis III Offensive Rebound.	24	33
1:40	Foul on Nathan Taphorn.	24	33
1:40	Alvin Ellis III missed Free Throw.	24	33
1:40	Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.	24	33
1:40	Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.	24	34
1:31	Bryant McIntosh Turnover.	24	34
1:31	Alvin Ellis III Steal.	24	34
1:19	Foul on Vic Law.	24	34
1:19	Eron Harris made Free Throw.	24	35
1:19	Eron Harris made Free Throw.	24	36
1:07	Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Taphorn.	27	36
0:35	Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	27	36
0:35	Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.	27	36
0:04	Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.	29	36
0:00	End of 1st half	29	36

Breslin Center

11:00 PM, 30 December 2016

East Lansing, MI

Referees:
Terry Wymer
Terry Oglesby
Bo Boroski

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	2-0	-	10-2
UCLA	2-0	-	10-2
Michigan	2-0	-	9-3
Oregon	1-1	1	11-1
Maryland	1-1	1	10-2
Penn State	1-1	1	10-2
Nebraska	1-1	1	7-2
Iowa	1-1	1	9-3
Northwestern	1-1	1	9-3
Indiana	1-1	1	9-3
Illinois	1-1	1	8-3
Ohio State	1-1	1	8-4
Purdue	1-1	1	8-4
USC	1-1	1	8-4
Rutgers	1-1	1	7-5
Wisconsin	0-2	2	10-3
Washington	0-2	2	8-3
Minnesota	0-2	2	7-5

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