Michigan State 81-55 Northwestern (3 Jan, 2019) Play-by-Play

Northwestern Wildcats

9-5, 0-3 Conference

	1	2	T
NU	32	23	55
MSU	52	29	81

TIME	NU	MSU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Northwestern	0	0
19:43	A.J. Turner made Layup. Assisted by Dererk Pardon.	2	0
19:31	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.	2	2
19:11	A.J. Turner made Jumper. Assisted by Dererk Pardon.	4	2
19:00	Kyle Ahrens Turnover.	4	2
18:51	Dererk Pardon made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.	6	2
18:21	Cassius Winston made Jumper.	6	4
18:03	A.J. Turner missed Jumper.	6	4
18:03	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	6	4
17:50	Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
17:50	Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.	6	4
17:41	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	6	4
17:41	Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.	6	4
17:20	Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	6	7
17:08	Dererk Pardon made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp.	8	7
17:01	Foul on Vic Law.	8	7
16:46	Matt McQuaid missed Layup.	8	7
16:46	Matt McQuaid Offensive Rebound.	8	7
16:46	Matt McQuaid missed Two Point Tip Shot.	8	7
16:46	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	8	7
16:32	Miller Kopp missed Jumper.	8	7
16:32	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	8	7
16:18	Foul on A.J. Turner.	8	7
16:18	Cassius Winston made Free Throw.	8	8
16:18	Cassius Winston made Free Throw.	8	9
15:55	Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Turner.	11	9
15:43	Foul on Miller Kopp.	11	9
15:43	Official TV Timeout	11	9
15:43	Xavier Tillman missed Free Throw.	11	9
15:43	Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.	11	9
15:43	Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.	11	10
15:38	A.J. Turner made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.	13	10
15:23	Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	13	12
15:10	Barret Benson missed Layup.	13	12
15:10	Xavier Tillman Block.	13	12
15:10	Michigan State Defensive Rebound.	13	12
14:51	Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.	13	14
14:30	A.J. Turner missed Jumper.	13	14
14:30	Nick Ward Block.	13	14
14:30	Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.	13	14
14:23	Foul on Barret Benson.	13	14
14:06	Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	13	16
13:36	Dererk Pardon made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.	15	16
13:22	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.	15	18
13:00	Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
13:00	Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.	15	18
12:49	Foul on Dererk Pardon.	15	18
12:43	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	15	18
12:43	Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.	15	18
12:31	Dererk Pardon missed Jumper.	15	18
12:31	Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.	15	18
12:21	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.	15	20
11:53	Dererk Pardon made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.	17	20
11:41	Matt McQuaid made Jumper.	17	22
11:28	Anthony Gaines missed Jumper.	17	22
11:28	Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.	17	22
11:15	Foul on A.J. Turner.	17	22
11:01	Foul on Dererk Pardon.	17	22
11:01	Nick Ward missed Free Throw.	17	22
11:01	Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.	17	22
11:00	Foul on Kyle Ahrens.	17	22
10:51	Ryan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	17	22
10:51	Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.	17	22
10:51	Barret Benson made Two Point Tip Shot.	19	22
10:40	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	19	22
10:40	Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.	19	22
10:28	Foul on Kenny Goins.	19	22
10:25	Ryan Taylor missed Jumper.	19	22
10:25	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	19	22
10:09	Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.	19	24
10:09	Foul on Barret Benson.	19	24
10:09	Nick Ward missed Free Throw.	19	24
10:09	Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.	19	24
9:46	Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barret Benson.	22	24
9:35	Cassius Winston missed Jumper.	22	24
9:35	Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.	22	24
9:35	Nick Ward made Two Point Tip Shot.	22	26
9:13	Barret Benson missed Jumper.	22	26
9:13	Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.	22	26
9:03	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	22	26
9:03	Miller Kopp Defensive Rebound.	22	26
8:34	Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.	24	26
8:20	Matt McQuaid made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Goins.	24	28
7:57	Foul on Matt McQuaid.	24	28
7:45	Miller Kopp missed Jumper.	24	28
7:45	Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.	24	28
7:25	Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.	24	30
7:11	Vic Law missed Three Point Jumper.	24	30
7:11	Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.	24	30
6:57	Kenny Goins made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.	24	32
6:55	Northwestern Timeout	24	32
6:37	Vic Law missed Jumper.	24	32
6:37	Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.	24	32
6:33	Cassius Winston made Jumper.	24	34
6:14	Vic Law Turnover.	24	34
6:04	Foul on Xavier Tillman.	24	34
6:04	Xavier Tillman Turnover.	24	34
5:54	Dererk Pardon missed Layup.	24	34
5:54	Xavier Tillman Block.	24	34
5:54	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	24	34
5:46	Foul on A.J. Turner.	24	34
5:46	Cassius Winston missed Free Throw.	24	34
5:46	Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.	24	34
5:46	Cassius Winston made Free Throw.	24	35
5:33	Dererk Pardon missed Layup.	24	35
5:33	Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.	24	35
5:16	Foul on Vic Law.	24	35
5:16	Nick Ward made Free Throw.	24	36
5:16	Nick Ward made Free Throw.	24	37
4:47	Dererk Pardon made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.	26	37
4:35	Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.	26	39
4:17	Vic Law missed Jumper.	26	39
4:17	Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.	26	39
4:09	Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.	26	42
3:52	Dererk Pardon missed Jumper.	26	42
3:52	Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.	26	42
3:37	Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Foster Loyer.	26	44
3:17	Pete Nance missed Jumper.	26	44
3:17	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	26	44
3:09	Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.	26	47
3:09	Northwestern Timeout	26	47
2:46	Vic Law made Jumper. Assisted by Dererk Pardon.	28	47
2:25	Foul on Xavier Tillman.	28	47
2:25	Xavier Tillman Turnover.	28	47
2:15	Ryan Taylor made Jumper.	30	47
2:07	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	30	49
1:37	Foul on Vic Law.	30	49
1:37	Vic Law Turnover.	30	49
1:13	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.	30	51
0:50	Miller Kopp missed Layup.	30	51
0:50	Dererk Pardon Offensive Rebound.	30	51
0:50	Dererk Pardon made Two Point Tip Shot.	32	51
0:40	Michigan State Timeout	32	51
0:30	Nick Ward missed Layup.	32	51
0:30	Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.	32	51
0:30	Foul on Dererk Pardon.	32	51
0:30	Nick Ward made Free Throw.	32	52
0:30	Nick Ward missed Free Throw.	32	52
0:30	Barret Benson Defensive Rebound.	32	52
0:01	Ryan Greer Turnover.	32	52
0:00	End of 1st half	32	52

Ward finishes strong for and-1 dunk

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Breslin Center

1:30 AM, 3 January 2019

East Lansing, MI

Attendance: 14,797

Referees:
Larry Scirotto
Paul Szelc
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	8-2
Iowa	1-1	1	9-3
Northwestern	1-1	1	9-3
Indiana	1-1	1	9-3
Illinois	1-1	1	8-3
USC	1-1	1	9-4
Ohio State	1-1	1	8-4
Purdue	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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