Michigan State Spartans @ Illinois Fighting Illini

78–62Final · Jan 18, 2014

MSU 78 ILL 62 Final

	1	2	T
MSU17-1	35	43	78
ILL13-6	25	37	62

· Line: MSU -4.5

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The scoring timeline.

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Denzel Valentine made Layup.
2–0
Tracy Abrams made Layup.
2–2
Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
4–2
Jon Ekey made Layup. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn.
4–4
Malcolm Hill made Layup.
4–6
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
4–7
Kenny Kaminski made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
6–7
Kenny Kaminski made Free Throw.
7–7
Denzel Valentine made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.
9–7
Rayvonte Rice made Three Point Jumper.
9–10
Gary Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson.
12–10
Tracy Abrams made Three Point Jumper.
12–13
Keith Appling made Layup.
14–13
Rayvonte Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tate.
14–16
Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.
16–16
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
17–16
Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
20–16
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
20–18
Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
22–18
Keith Appling made Layup.
24–18
Kendrick Nunn made Layup.
24–20
Rayvonte Rice made Layup.
24–22
Gary Harris made Jumper.
26–22
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
27–22
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
28–22
Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
29–22
Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
31–22
Kendrick Nunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
31–25
Denzel Valentine made Layup.
33–25
Gary Harris made Layup.
35–25
Jon Ekey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayvonte Rice.
35–28
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
38–28
Rayvonte Rice made Layup.
38–30
Gary Harris made Layup.
40–30
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
41–30
Alex Gauna made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
43–30
Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn.
43–32
Jaylon Tate made Layup.
43–34
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
46–34
Rayvonte Rice made Layup.
46–36
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
46–37
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
46–38
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
47–38
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
48–38
Matt Costello made Dunk. Assisted by Gary Harris.
50–38
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
50–41
Gary Harris made Jumper.
52–41
Joseph Bertrand made Jumper.
52–43
Gary Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
55–43
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
55–44
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
55–45
Keith Appling made Layup.
57–45
Joseph Bertrand made Jumper.
57–47
Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.
59–47
Jon Ekey made Dunk.
59–49
Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
59–51
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
59–52
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
59–53
Keith Appling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
62–53
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
63–53
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
64–53
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
65–53
Tracy Abrams made Layup.
65–55
Gary Harris made Jumper.
67–55
Jon Ekey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayvonte Rice.
67–58
Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Keith Appling.
69–58
Jon Ekey made Jumper.
69–60
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
71–60
Gary Harris made Free Throw.
72–60
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
72–61
Tracy Abrams made Free Throw.
72–62
Denzel Valentine made Free Throw.
73–62
Keith Appling made Layup.
75–62
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
76–62
Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
78–62

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Illinois
P1 Joseph Bertrand Turnover.
P1 Gary Harris Steal.
P1 Gary Harris Turnover.
P1 Tracy Abrams Steal.
P1 Rayvonte Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Rayvonte Rice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine made Layup. 2–0
P1 Rayvonte Rice missed Layup.
P1 Matt Costello Block.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tracy Abrams made Layup. 2–2
P1 Keith Appling Turnover.
P1 Foul on Nnanna Egwu.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Turnover.
P1 Gavin Schilling missed Layup.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot. 4–2
P1 Jon Ekey made Layup. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn. 4–4
P1 Michigan St Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kenny Kaminski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Layup. 4–6
P1 Foul on Alex Gauna.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 4–7
P1 Kenny Kaminski made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 6–7
P1 Foul on Maverick Morgan.
P1 Kenny Kaminski made Free Throw. 7–7
P1 Jaylon Tate Turnover.
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joseph Bertrand Turnover.
P1 Gary Harris Steal.
P1 Denzel Valentine made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris. 9–7
P1 Foul on Alex Gauna.
P1 Foul on Travis Trice.
P1 Foul on Gary Harris.
P1 Rayvonte Rice made Three Point Jumper. 9–10
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Tracy Abrams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Layup.
P1 Matt Costello Block.
P1 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P1 Jon Ekey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Gary Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson. 12–10
P1 Tracy Abrams made Three Point Jumper. 12–13
P1 Keith Appling made Layup. 14–13
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Layup.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nnanna Egwu missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P1 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jon Ekey.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P1 Gavin Schilling Turnover.
P1 Jaylon Tate Steal.
P1 Rayvonte Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tate. 14–16
P1 Keith Appling Turnover.
P1 Jaylon Tate Turnover.
P1 Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris. 16–16
P1 Jon Ekey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jon Ekey.
P1 Gary Harris missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 17–16
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maverick Morgan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Costello Block.
P1 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 20–16
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Costello Block.
P1 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P1 Kendrick Nunn Block.
P1 Tracy Abrams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
P1 Malcolm Hill Steal.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 20–18
P1 Matt Costello missed Jumper.
P1 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 22–18
P1 Joseph Bertrand missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Joseph Bertrand.
P1 Keith Appling made Layup. 24–18
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Rayvonte Rice Turnover.
P1 Keith Appling Steal.
P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Layup.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P1 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Gauna Turnover.
P1 Joseph Bertrand Steal.
P1 Kendrick Nunn made Layup. 24–20
P1 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
P1 Gavin Schilling Turnover.
P1 Rayvonte Rice made Layup. 24–22
P1 Gary Harris made Jumper. 26–22
P1 Foul on Rayvonte Rice.
P1 Gary Harris missed Free Throw.
P1 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matt Costello.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Nnanna Egwu missed Free Throw.
P1 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matt Costello.
P1 Matt Costello Turnover.
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Layup.
P1 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Joseph Bertrand.
P1 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 27–22
P1 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 28–22
P1 Tracy Abrams Turnover.
P1 Alvin Ellis III Steal.
P1 Foul on Nnanna Egwu.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson made Free Throw. 29–22
P1 Rayvonte Rice missed Layup.
P1 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Keith Appling missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot. 31–22
P1 Kendrick Nunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 31–25
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Layup.
P1 Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine made Layup. 33–25
P1 Jon Ekey missed Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michigan St Timeout
P1 Gary Harris made Layup. 35–25
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Layup.
P1 Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
P2 Keith Appling Turnover.
P2 Jon Ekey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayvonte Rice. 35–28
P2 Gary Harris Turnover.
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Nnanna Egwu missed Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Costello Turnover.
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. 38–28
P2 Jon Ekey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nnanna Egwu.
P2 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rayvonte Rice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rayvonte Rice made Layup. 38–30
P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P2 Jon Ekey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joseph Bertrand missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gary Harris made Layup. 40–30
P2 Foul on Joseph Bertrand.
P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 41–30
P2 Kendrick Nunn Turnover.
P2 Branden Dawson Steal.
P2 Alex Gauna made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. 43–30
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn. 43–32
P2 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P2 Jaylon Tate Steal.
P2 Jaylon Tate made Layup. 43–34
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 46–34
P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Layup.
P2 Maverick Morgan Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maverick Morgan missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Kenny Kaminski Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling missed Jumper.
P2 Kenny Kaminski Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jaylon Tate.
P2 Kenny Kaminski missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rayvonte Rice made Layup. 46–36
P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P2 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 46–37
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 46–38
P2 Foul on Tracy Abrams.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 47–38
P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 48–38
P2 Nnanna Egwu missed Jumper.
P2 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Costello made Dunk. Assisted by Gary Harris. 50–38
P2 Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 50–41
P2 Gary Harris made Jumper. 52–41
P2 Joseph Bertrand made Jumper. 52–43
P2 Gary Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. 55–43
P2 Foul on Keith Appling.
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 55–44
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 55–45
P2 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keith Appling Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling made Layup. 57–45
P2 Foul on Nnanna Egwu.
P2 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
P2 Joseph Bertrand Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Joseph Bertrand missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Block.
P2 Joseph Bertrand Offensive Rebound.
P2 Joseph Bertrand made Jumper. 57–47
P2 Foul on Joseph Bertrand.
P2 Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris. 59–47
P2 Foul on Jon Ekey.
P2 Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
P2 Maverick Morgan Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tracy Abrams missed Layup.
P2 Jon Ekey Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jon Ekey made Dunk. 59–49
P2 Technical Foul on Kendrick Nunn.
P2 Foul on Kendrick Nunn.
P2 Technical Foul on Branden Dawson.
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson.
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Layup.
P2 Matt Costello Block.
P2 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rayvonte Rice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 59–51
P2 Travis Trice missed Layup.
P2 Tracy Abrams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson.
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 59–52
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 59–53
P2 Keith Appling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 62–53
P2 Foul on Kendrick Nunn.
P2 Kendrick Nunn Turnover.
P2 Foul on Maverick Morgan.
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 63–53
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 64–53
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Block.
P2 Rayvonte Rice Offensive Rebound.
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rayvonte Rice Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jon Ekey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tracy Abrams.
P2 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 65–53
P2 Tracy Abrams made Layup. 65–55
P2 Gary Harris made Jumper. 67–55
P2 Jon Ekey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayvonte Rice. 67–58
P2 Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Keith Appling. 69–58
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Jon Ekey made Jumper. 69–60
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Denzel Valentine made Jumper. 71–60
P2 Technical Foul on Illinois.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Gary Harris missed Free Throw.
P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 72–60
P2 Foul on Gary Harris.
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 72–61
P2 Tracy Abrams made Free Throw. 72–62
P2 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
P2 Foul on Tracy Abrams.
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Free Throw. 73–62
P2 Tracy Abrams missed Jumper.
P2 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling made Layup. 75–62
P2 Foul on Kendrick Nunn.
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 76–62
P2 Rayvonte Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III. 78–62
P2 Tracy Abrams missed Jumper.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.

Box score

MSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Matt CostelloF	25	8	4-5	0-0	0-1	5	0	2	0	6	0	5	2
Branden DawsonF	30	9	4-7	0-0	1-2	6	1	1	1	1	3	3	2
Denzel ValentineG	34	15	6-9	2-3	1-2	11	4	1	0	0	2	9	3
Gary HarrisG	34	23	7-9	2-4	7-10	5	4	2	2	0	0	5	2
Keith ApplingG	35	15	5-12	1-3	4-6	5	4	3	1	0	1	4	1
Gavin SchillingF	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	1
Kenny KaminskiF	10	6	2-4	1-3	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Alex GaunaF	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Alvin Ellis IIIG	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Travis Trice IIG	13	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Trevor BohnhoffF
Colby WollenmanF
Adreian PayneC
Dane FifeG
Keenan WetzelG
Dan ChapmanG
Russell ByrdG

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Nnanna EgwuF	22	0	0-3	0-0	0-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	4
Jon EkeyF	27	12	5-10	2-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
Tracy AbramsG	31	15	3-11	1-3	8-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	3	3
Rayvonte RiceG	33	12	5-15	2-7	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	2	3	1
Joseph BertrandG	22	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	4
Maverick MorganC	16	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	2
Kendrick NunnG	29	5	2-7	1-3	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	0	3	3
Malcolm HillG	13	8	3-5	1-2	1-1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Jaylon TateG	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1
Austin ColbertF
Darius PaulF
Mike La TulipG
Aaron CosbyG
Ahmad StarksG

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