Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats

54–40Final · Jan 15, 2014
MSU 54 NU 40 Final
12T
MSU16-1262854
NU8-10221840

· Line: MSU -10

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  1. Gary Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.

    2–0
  2. Alex Olah made Jumper. Assisted by Kale Abrahamson.

    2–2
  3. Gary Harris made Layup.

    4–2
  4. Travis Trice made Layup.

    6–2
  5. JerShon Cobb made Jumper.

    6–4
  6. JerShon Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.

    6–7
  7. Sanjay Lumpkin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JerShon Cobb.

    6–10
  8. Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.

    8–10
  9. Travis Trice made Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson.

    10–10
  10. Denzel Valentine made Free Throw.

    11–10
  11. Tre Demps made Layup.

    11–12
  12. Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.

    11–15
  13. Gary Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.

    13–15
  14. Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling.

    15–15
  15. Keith Appling made Layup.

    17–15
  16. Alex Olah made Jumper.

    17–17
  17. Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Harris.

    20–17
  18. JerShon Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.

    20–20
  19. Keith Appling made Layup.

    22–20
  20. Drew Crawford made Jumper.

    22–22
  21. Keith Appling made Layup.

    24–22
  22. Gary Harris made Jumper.

    26–22
  23. Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling.

    28–22
  24. Drew Crawford made Free Throw.

    28–23
  25. Drew Crawford made Free Throw.

    28–24
  26. Alex Gauna made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.

    30–24
  27. Kale Abrahamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JerShon Cobb.

    30–27
  28. Alex Gauna made Free Throw.

    31–27
  29. Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    32–27
  30. Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    33–27
  31. Tre Demps made Layup. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.

    33–29
  32. Gary Harris made Free Throw.

    34–29
  33. Gary Harris made Free Throw.

    35–29
  34. Tre Demps made Free Throw.

    35–30
  35. Tre Demps made Free Throw.

    35–31
  36. Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.

    38–31
  37. Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling.

    40–31
  38. Tre Demps made Jumper.

    40–33
  39. Tre Demps made Free Throw.

    40–34
  40. Tre Demps made Free Throw.

    40–35
  41. Gary Harris made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Kaminski.

    42–35
  42. Alex Gauna made Layup. Assisted by Branden Dawson.

    44–35
  43. Tre Demps made Jumper.

    44–37
  44. Alex Gauna made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.

    46–37
  45. Gary Harris made Free Throw.

    47–37
  46. Gary Harris made Free Throw.

    48–37
  47. Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    49–37
  48. Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    50–37
  49. Drew Crawford made Free Throw.

    50–38
  50. Drew Crawford made Free Throw.

    50–39
  51. Kale Abrahamson made Free Throw.

    50–40
  52. Alex Gauna made Free Throw.

    51–40
  53. Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.

    53–40
  54. Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    54–40

Play-by-play

  1. P1 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
  2. P1 Gary Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. 2–0
  3. P1 Alex Olah made Jumper. Assisted by Kale Abrahamson. 2–2
  4. P1 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  5. P1 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  6. P1 Alex Olah Turnover.
  7. P1 Gary Harris Steal.
  8. P1 Gary Harris made Layup. 4–2
  9. P1 JerShon Cobb missed Jumper.
  10. P1 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
  11. P1 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  12. P1 Keith Appling Offensive Rebound.
  13. P1 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
  14. P1 Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
  15. P1 Travis Trice made Layup. 6–2
  16. P1 Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
  17. P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  18. P1 Keith Appling missed Layup.
  19. P1 Alex Olah Defensive Rebound.
  20. P1 JerShon Cobb made Jumper. 6–4
  21. P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
  22. P1 Kale Abrahamson Block.
  23. P1 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  24. P1 JerShon Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin. 6–7
  25. P1 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
  26. P1 Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound.
  27. P1 Kale Abrahamson missed Jumper.
  28. P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  29. P1 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
  30. P1 Official TV Timeout
  31. P1 Sanjay Lumpkin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JerShon Cobb. 6–10
  32. P1 Foul on Drew Crawford.
  33. P1 Michigan St Turnover.
  34. P1 Drew Crawford missed Jumper.
  35. P1 Sanjay Lumpkin Offensive Rebound.
  36. P1 Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.
  37. P1 Branden Dawson Block.
  38. P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  39. P1 Gary Harris missed Layup.
  40. P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
  41. P1 Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot. 8–10
  42. P1 Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
  43. P1 Keith Appling Block.
  44. P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  45. P1 Alex Olah missed Three Point Jumper.
  46. P1 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
  47. P1 Gavin Schilling missed Layup.
  48. P1 Tre Demps Block.
  49. P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
  50. P1 Travis Trice made Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson. 10–10
  51. P1 Tre Demps missed Jumper.
  52. P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  53. P1 Foul on JerShon Cobb.
  54. P1 Official TV Timeout
  55. P1 Denzel Valentine made Free Throw. 11–10
  56. P1 Denzel Valentine missed Free Throw.
  57. P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  58. P1 Tre Demps made Layup. 11–12
  59. P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
  60. P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  61. P1 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
  62. P1 Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps. 11–15
  63. P1 Gary Harris Turnover.
  64. P1 Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  65. P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  66. P1 Gary Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III. 13–15
  67. P1 Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
  68. P1 Tre Demps Offensive Rebound.
  69. P1 Tre Demps missed Jumper.
  70. P1 Branden Dawson Block.
  71. P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  72. P1 Jump Ball won by Northwestern
  73. P1 Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
  74. P1 Tre Demps Offensive Rebound.
  75. P1 Tre Demps Turnover.
  76. P1 Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling. 15–15
  77. P1 Foul on Matt Costello.
  78. P1 JerShon Cobb missed Jumper.
  79. P1 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
  80. P1 Keith Appling made Layup. 17–15
  81. P1 Northwestern Timeout
  82. P1 Alex Olah made Jumper. 17–17
  83. P1 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
  84. P1 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  85. P1 Drew Crawford missed Layup.
  86. P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  87. P1 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
  88. P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  89. P1 Official TV Timeout
  90. P1 Foul on Alex Gauna.
  91. P1 JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  92. P1 Alex Gauna Defensive Rebound.
  93. P1 Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Harris. 20–17
  94. P1 Drew Crawford Turnover.
  95. P1 Gary Harris Steal.
  96. P1 Foul on Gary Harris.
  97. P1 Gary Harris Turnover.
  98. P1 JerShon Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps. 20–20
  99. P1 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  100. P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  101. P1 JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  102. P1 Sanjay Lumpkin Offensive Rebound.
  103. P1 Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  104. P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  105. P1 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  106. P1 Alex Olah Defensive Rebound.
  107. P1 Official TV Timeout
  108. P1 JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  109. P1 Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound.
  110. P1 JerShon Cobb Turnover.
  111. P1 Keith Appling Steal.
  112. P1 Keith Appling made Layup. 22–20
  113. P1 Drew Crawford made Jumper. 22–22
  114. P1 Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
  115. P1 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
  116. P1 Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
  117. P1 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
  118. P1 Alex Olah Block.
  119. P1 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  120. P1 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
  121. P1 Alex Olah Turnover.
  122. P1 Keith Appling made Layup. 24–22
  123. P1 Foul on Alex Olah.
  124. P1 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
  125. P1 Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  126. P1 Sanjay Lumpkin missed Three Point Jumper.
  127. P1 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
  128. P1 Michigan St Timeout
  129. P1 Gary Harris made Jumper. 26–22
  130. P1 Foul on Travis Trice.
  131. P1 Tre Demps missed Jumper.
  132. P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  133. P2 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
  134. P2 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
  135. P2 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  136. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Turnover.
  137. P2 Keith Appling Steal.
  138. P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling. 28–22
  139. P2 Foul on Alex Gauna.
  140. P2 JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  141. P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  142. P2 Alex Gauna missed Jumper.
  143. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  144. P2 Foul on Keith Appling.
  145. P2 Drew Crawford made Free Throw. 28–23
  146. P2 Drew Crawford made Free Throw. 28–24
  147. P2 Alex Gauna made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris. 30–24
  148. P2 Drew Crawford Turnover.
  149. P2 Keith Appling Steal.
  150. P2 Denzel Valentine missed Dunk.
  151. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Block.
  152. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  153. P2 Kale Abrahamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JerShon Cobb. 30–27
  154. P2 Michigan St Timeout
  155. P2 Foul on Drew Crawford.
  156. P2 Alex Gauna missed Free Throw.
  157. P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
  158. P2 Alex Gauna made Free Throw. 31–27
  159. P2 Drew Crawford missed Jumper.
  160. P2 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
  161. P2 Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
  162. P2 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  163. P2 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
  164. P2 Foul on Alex Olah.
  165. P2 Official TV Timeout
  166. P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 32–27
  167. P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 33–27
  168. P2 Alex Olah Turnover.
  169. P2 Gary Harris Steal.
  170. P2 Travis Trice missed Layup.
  171. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Block.
  172. P2 Gary Harris Offensive Rebound.
  173. P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
  174. P2 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  175. P2 Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  176. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Offensive Rebound.
  177. P2 Tre Demps made Layup. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin. 33–29
  178. P2 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
  179. P2 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  180. P2 JerShon Cobb missed Jumper.
  181. P2 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
  182. P2 Branden Dawson missed Layup.
  183. P2 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
  184. P2 Gavin Schilling missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  185. P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  186. P2 Drew Crawford Turnover.
  187. P2 Foul on Kale Abrahamson.
  188. P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 34–29
  189. P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 35–29
  190. P2 Foul on Keith Appling.
  191. P2 Tre Demps made Free Throw. 35–30
  192. P2 Tre Demps made Free Throw. 35–31
  193. P2 Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello. 38–31
  194. P2 Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
  195. P2 Sanjay Lumpkin Turnover.
  196. P2 Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling. 40–31
  197. P2 Northwestern Timeout
  198. P2 Tre Demps made Jumper. 40–33
  199. P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
  200. P2 Official TV Timeout
  201. P2 Tre Demps missed Free Throw.
  202. P2 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
  203. P2 Kenny Kaminski missed Three Point Jumper.
  204. P2 Kale Abrahamson Defensive Rebound.
  205. P2 JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  206. P2 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
  207. P2 Travis Trice Turnover.
  208. P2 Tre Demps Steal.
  209. P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
  210. P2 Tre Demps made Free Throw. 40–34
  211. P2 Tre Demps made Free Throw. 40–35
  212. P2 Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  213. P2 Kenny Kaminski Offensive Rebound.
  214. P2 Gary Harris made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Kaminski. 42–35
  215. P2 Foul on Drew Crawford.
  216. P2 Gary Harris missed Free Throw.
  217. P2 Alex Gauna Offensive Rebound.
  218. P2 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
  219. P2 Gary Harris Offensive Rebound.
  220. P2 Keith Appling Turnover.
  221. P2 Alex Olah Steal.
  222. P2 Kale Abrahamson missed Three Point Jumper.
  223. P2 Alex Olah Offensive Rebound.
  224. P2 Foul on Gary Harris.
  225. P2 Foul on Alex Gauna.
  226. P2 Drew Crawford missed Free Throw.
  227. P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  228. P2 Alex Gauna made Layup. Assisted by Branden Dawson. 44–35
  229. P2 Official TV Timeout
  230. P2 Tre Demps made Jumper. 44–37
  231. P2 Foul on Keith Appling.
  232. P2 Keith Appling Turnover.
  233. P2 Alex Olah missed Jumper.
  234. P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  235. P2 Alex Gauna made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 46–37
  236. P2 Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
  237. P2 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
  238. P2 Foul on Alex Olah.
  239. P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 47–37
  240. P2 Gary Harris made Free Throw. 48–37
  241. P2 Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  242. P2 Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound.
  243. P2 Tre Demps Turnover.
  244. P2 Gary Harris Steal.
  245. P2 Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
  246. P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 49–37
  247. P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 50–37
  248. P2 Foul on Branden Dawson.
  249. P2 Drew Crawford made Free Throw. 50–38
  250. P2 Drew Crawford made Free Throw. 50–39
  251. P2 Keith Appling missed Jumper.
  252. P2 Alex Olah Defensive Rebound.
  253. P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
  254. P2 Kale Abrahamson made Free Throw. 50–40
  255. P2 Kale Abrahamson missed Free Throw.
  256. P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  257. P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
  258. P2 Alex Gauna Offensive Rebound.
  259. P2 Foul on JerShon Cobb.
  260. P2 Official TV Timeout
  261. P2 Alex Gauna made Free Throw. 51–40
  262. P2 Alex Gauna missed Free Throw.
  263. P2 Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound.
  264. P2 Drew Crawford Turnover.
  265. P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 53–40
  266. P2 JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  267. P2 Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
  268. P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
  269. P2 Drew Crawford Block.
  270. P2 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
  271. P2 Alex Gauna missed Layup.
  272. P2 Alex Olah Block.
  273. P2 Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound.
  274. P2 Alex Olah missed Jumper.
  275. P2 Branden Dawson Block.
  276. P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  277. P2 Foul on JerShon Cobb.
  278. P2 Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
  279. P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
  280. P2 Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
  281. P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  282. P2 Tre Demps missed Layup.
  283. P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  284. P2 Gary Harris missed Jumper.
  285. P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
  286. P2 Foul on Alex Olah.
  287. P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 54–40
  288. P2 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
  289. P2 Tre Demps Defensive Rebound.
  290. P2 Tre Demps missed Jumper.
  291. P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.

Box score

MSU

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Matt CostelloF1542-20-00-011000101
Denzel ValentineG3110-50-21-272100162
Gary HarrisG35145-130-64-562241242
Travis Trice IIG1673-71-20-020100022
Keith ApplingG39113-100-35-754231143
Gavin SchillingF600-20-00-010000102
Kenny KaminskiF1131-21-20-011000100
Alex GaunaF2083-50-02-430000213
Branden DawsonF2463-50-00-2112003381
Alvin Ellis IIIG300-10-10-001000000
Trevor BohnhoffF
Colby WollenmanF
Adreian PayneC
Dane FifeG
Keenan WetzelG
Dan ChapmanG
Russell ByrdG

NU

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Kale AbrahamsonF2041-31-21-211001011
Alex OlahC3942-50-10-030312034
Sanjay LumpkinG2631-31-20-062202334
JerShon CobbG4083-122-80-072100073
Drew CrawfordG3961-80-44-550401233
Nathan TaphornF431-21-20-000000000
Nikola CerinaF100-00-00-000000000
Tre DempsG31124-130-44-532211210
Chier AjouC
Aaron LibermanC
James Montgomery IIIG
Dave SobolewskiG

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