Northwestern 87-77 Penn State (27 Dec, 2016) Play-by-Play

Northwestern Wildcats

12-2, 1-0 Conference

	1	2	T
NU	51	36	87
PSU	32	45	77

Penn State Nittany Lions

8-6, 0-1 Conference

Lamar Stevens made Jumper.
Mike Watkins made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
Josh Reaves missed Jumper.
Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Stevens.
Mike Watkins missed Jumper.
Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Samuel missed Jumper.
Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Samuel missed Three Point Jumper.
Tony Carr missed Jumper.
Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.
Lamar Stevens made Layup.
Lamar Stevens made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
Shep Garner missed Jumper.
Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
Shep Garner missed Layup.
Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Watkins.
Tony Carr made Layup.
Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
Josh Reaves missed Jumper.
Tony Carr missed Jumper.
Tony Carr missed Layup.
Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Shep Garner.
Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
Tony Carr missed Jumper.
Josh Reaves missed Layup.
Lamar Stevens made Layup.
Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.
Tony Carr made Jumper.
Payton Banks made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Carr.
Tony Carr missed Layup.
Payton Banks missed Jumper.
Payton Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
Tony Carr made Jumper.
Josh Reaves made Layup. Assisted by Tony Carr.
Josh Reaves missed Layup.
Terrence Samuel made Two Point Tip Shot.
Josh Reaves missed Layup.
Lamar Stevens made Layup.
Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
Tony Carr made Layup.
Terrence Samuel missed Layup.
Shep Garner made Layup.
Josh Reaves made Layup.
Josh Reaves missed Jumper.
Shep Garner missed Layup.
Julian Moore made Dunk.
Josh Reaves made Layup.
Tony Carr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
Shep Garner missed Layup.
Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Carr.
Josh Reaves made Dunk.
Shep Garner made Layup.
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
Scottie Lindsey made Jumper. Assisted by Barret Benson.
Vic Law made Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Scottie Lindsey made Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.
Vic Law made Layup.
Isiah Brown missed Layup.
Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper.
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Barret Benson missed Layup.
Barret Benson made Layup.
Barret Benson missed Layup.
Vic Law missed Layup.
Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup.
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Vic Law made Jumper.
Isiah Brown missed Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
Isiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
Gavin Skelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
Gavin Skelly made Dunk. Assisted by Vic Law.
Scottie Lindsey made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey missed Jumper.
Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Barret Benson made Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Vic Law missed Jumper.
Isiah Brown missed Jumper.
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Vic Law missed Three Point Jumper.
Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
Gavin Skelly missed Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey missed Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barret Benson.
Gavin Skelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scottie Lindsey.
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
Vic Law missed Three Point Jumper.
Vic Law missed Three Point Jumper.
Isiah Brown made Layup. Assisted by Scottie Lindsey.
Isiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Isiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Isiah Brown missed Jumper.
Gavin Skelly made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.

NORTHWESTERN

PENN STATE

TIME		NU	PSU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Penn State	0	0
19:46	Mike Watkins Turnover.	0	0
19:23	Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.	2	0
19:04	Lamar Stevens made Jumper.	2	2
18:52	Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.	5	2
18:36	Mike Watkins made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.	5	4
18:08	Scottie Lindsey made Jumper. Assisted by Barret Benson.	7	4
17:48	Josh Reaves missed Jumper.	7	4
17:48	Lamar Stevens Offensive Rebound.	7	4
17:41	Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Stevens.	7	7
17:15	Vic Law made Jumper.	9	7
16:53	Mike Watkins missed Jumper.	9	7
16:53	Barret Benson Defensive Rebound.	9	7
16:45	Scottie Lindsey made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	11	7
16:32	Foul on Lamar Stevens.	11	7
16:32	Lamar Stevens Turnover.	11	7
16:27	Scottie Lindsey made Jumper.	13	7
16:17	Foul on Bryant McIntosh.	13	7
16:17	Payton Banks made Free Throw.	13	8
16:17	Payton Banks made Free Throw.	13	9
16:02	Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.	13	9
16:02	Josh Reaves Defensive Rebound.	13	9
15:51	Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.	13	9
15:51	Bryant McIntosh Defensive Rebound.	13	9
15:42	Bryant McIntosh made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.	15	9
15:42	Penn State Timeout	15	9
15:42	Official TV Timeout	15	9
15:26	Terrence Samuel missed Jumper.	15	9
15:26	Scottie Lindsey Block.	15	9
15:26	Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.	15	9
15:14	Vic Law made Layup.	17	9
14:59	Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.	17	9
14:59	Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.	17	9
14:22	Foul on Julian Moore.	17	9
14:22	Gavin Skelly made Free Throw.	18	9
14:22	Gavin Skelly made Free Throw.	19	9
14:08	Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.	19	9
14:08	Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.	19	9
14:00	Isiah Brown missed Layup.	19	9
14:00	Josh Reaves Block.	19	9
14:00	Tony Carr Defensive Rebound.	19	9
13:44	Julian Moore Turnover.	19	9
13:44	Sanjay Lumpkin Steal.	19	9
13:35	Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper.	22	9
13:15	Terrence Samuel missed Three Point Jumper.	22	9
13:15	Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.	22	9
12:53	Foul on Payton Banks.	22	9
12:50	Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.	22	9
12:50	Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.	22	9
12:41	Foul on Scottie Lindsey.	22	9
12:38	Tony Carr missed Jumper.	22	9
12:38	Mike Watkins Offensive Rebound.	22	9
12:36	Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.	22	9
12:36	Mike Watkins missed Free Throw.	22	9
12:36	Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.	22	9
12:36	Mike Watkins missed Free Throw.	22	9
12:36	Vic Law Defensive Rebound.	22	9
12:23	Barret Benson missed Layup.	22	9
12:23	Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.	22	9
12:22	Barret Benson made Layup.	24	9
12:22	Foul on Payton Banks.	24	9
12:22	Barret Benson made Free Throw.	25	9
12:07	Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.	25	9
12:07	Penn State Offensive Rebound.	25	9
11:53	Foul on Vic Law.	25	9
11:53	Official TV Timeout	25	9
11:53	Mike Watkins missed Free Throw.	25	9
11:53	Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.	25	9
11:53	Mike Watkins made Free Throw.	25	10
11:44	Barret Benson missed Layup.	25	10
11:44	Mike Watkins Block.	25	10
11:44	Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.	25	10
11:42	Foul on Mike Watkins.	25	10
11:42	Barret Benson missed Free Throw.	25	10
11:42	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	25	10
11:42	Barret Benson made Free Throw.	26	10
11:32	Lamar Stevens made Layup.	26	12
11:16	Vic Law missed Layup.	26	12
11:16	Vic Law Offensive Rebound.	26	12
11:16	Vic Law Turnover.	26	12
11:02	Lamar Stevens made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.	26	14
10:29	Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup.	28	14
10:09	Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.	28	14
10:09	Sanjay Lumpkin Block.	28	14
10:09	Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.	28	14
10:03	Bryant McIntosh made Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.	30	14
9:50	Shep Garner missed Jumper.	30	14
9:50	Mike Watkins Offensive Rebound.	30	14
9:41	Foul on Barret Benson.	30	14
9:31	Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Reaves.	30	16
9:22	Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.	30	16
9:22	Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.	30	16
9:14	Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.	30	16
9:14	Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.	30	16
8:53	Vic Law made Jumper.	32	16
8:29	Tony Carr Turnover.	32	16
8:16	Isiah Brown missed Jumper.	32	16
8:16	Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.	32	16
8:05	Shep Garner missed Layup.	32	16
7:59	Bryant McIntosh Defensive Rebound.	32	16
7:58	Official TV Timeout	32	16
7:41	Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.	35	16
7:11	Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Watkins.	35	19
6:56	Isiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	35	19
6:56	Tony Carr Defensive Rebound.	35	19
6:46	Tony Carr made Layup.	35	21
6:46	Foul on Isiah Brown.	35	21
6:46	Tony Carr made Free Throw.	35	22
6:33	Gavin Skelly Turnover.	35	22
6:33	Shep Garner Steal.	35	22
6:30	Shep Garner Turnover.	35	22
6:20	Foul on Vic Law.	35	22
6:20	Vic Law Turnover.	35	22
6:01	Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.	35	22
6:01	Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.	35	22
5:50	Gavin Skelly missed Layup.	35	22
5:50	Mike Watkins Block.	35	22
5:50	Tony Carr Defensive Rebound.	35	22
5:42	Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.	35	22
5:42	Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.	35	22
5:18	Gavin Skelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	38	22
5:01	Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.	38	22
5:01	Josh Reaves Offensive Rebound.	38	22
4:54	Josh Reaves missed Jumper.	38	22
4:54	Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.	38	22
4:50	Nathan Taphorn Turnover.	38	22
4:50	Josh Reaves Steal.	38	22
4:44	Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.	38	22
4:44	Josh Reaves made Free Throw.	38	23
4:44	Josh Reaves missed Free Throw.	38	23
4:44	Vic Law Defensive Rebound.	38	23
4:31	Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.	38	23
4:31	Shep Garner Defensive Rebound.	38	23
4:21	Foul on Nathan Taphorn.	38	23
4:21	Josh Reaves made Free Throw.	38	24
4:21	Josh Reaves made Free Throw.	38	25
3:58	Gavin Skelly made Dunk. Assisted by Vic Law.	40	25
3:45	Tony Carr missed Jumper.	40	25
3:45	Vic Law Defensive Rebound.	40	25
3:35	Scottie Lindsey made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	42	25
3:35	Foul on Isaiah Washington.	42	25
3:35	Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.	43	25
3:34	Official TV Timeout	43	25
3:27	Tony Carr missed Layup.	43	25
3:27	Gavin Skelly Block.	43	25
3:27	Penn State Offensive Rebound.	43	25
3:14	Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.	43	25
3:14	Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.	43	25
2:56	Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.	43	25
2:56	Vic Law Offensive Rebound.	43	25
2:51	Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.	43	25
2:51	Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.	43	25
2:41	Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Shep Garner.	43	27
2:28	Scottie Lindsey missed Jumper.	43	27
2:28	Bryant McIntosh Offensive Rebound.	43	27
2:17	Gavin Skelly missed Layup.	43	27
2:17	Gavin Skelly Offensive Rebound.	43	27
2:03	Bryant McIntosh Turnover.	43	27
1:59	Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.	43	27
1:59	Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.	43	27
1:49	Foul on Josh Reaves.	43	27
1:49	Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.	44	27
1:49	Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.	45	27
1:40	Foul on Scottie Lindsey.	45	27
1:40	Shep Garner missed Free Throw.	45	27
1:40	Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.	45	27
1:40	Shep Garner made Free Throw.	45	28
1:24	Foul on Mike Watkins.	45	28
1:24	Barret Benson missed Free Throw.	45	28
1:24	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	45	28
1:24	Barret Benson missed Free Throw.	45	28
1:24	Lamar Stevens Defensive Rebound.	45	28
1:18	Foul on Gavin Skelly.	45	28
1:18	Tony Carr made Free Throw.	45	29
1:18	Tony Carr made Free Throw.	45	30
1:08	Northwestern Timeout	45	30
1:06	Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	48	30
0:50	Tony Carr missed Jumper.	48	30
0:50	Josh Reaves Offensive Rebound.	48	30
0:44	Josh Reaves missed Layup.	48	30
0:44	Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.	48	30
0:38	Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.	51	30
0:14	Lamar Stevens made Layup.	51	32
0:00	End of 1st half	51	32

Bryce Jordan Center

8:00 PM, 27 December 2016

University Park, PA

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Donnie Eppley
Steve McJunkins

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
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
Indiana	10-10	7	19-14
Michigan State	10-10	7	20-15
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
Michigan	3-17	14	8-24

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