Michigan State Spartans @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish

78–79Final · Dec 3, 2014

MSU 78 ND 79 Final

	1	2	3	T
MSU5-3	35	32	11	78
ND7-1	37	30	12	79

· Line: ND -1.5

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Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
2–0
Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
2–3
Gavin Schilling made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
4–3
Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
4–6
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Schilling.
7–6
Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
7–8
Branden Dawson made Layup.
9–8
Branden Dawson made Jumper.
11–8
Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
14–8
Zach Auguste made Jumper.
14–10
Branden Dawson made Jumper.
16–10
Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
16–12
Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
16–15
Pat Connaughton made Jumper.
16–17
Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
16–18
Denzel Valentine made Free Throw.
17–18
Denzel Valentine made Free Throw.
18–18
Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
20–18
Jerian Grant made Jumper.
20–20
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
23–20
Jerian Grant made Jumper.
23–22
Travis Trice made Jumper.
25–22
Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
25–25
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
28–25
Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
28–26
Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
28–27
Jerian Grant made Three Point Jumper.
28–30
Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
28–33
Pat Connaughton made Layup.
28–35
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper.
31–35
Bryn Forbes made Layup.
33–35
Jerian Grant made Dunk.
33–37
Bryn Forbes made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
35–37
Branden Dawson made Jumper.
37–37
Jerian Grant made Layup.
37–39
Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
39–39
Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
39–41
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson.
42–41
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
44–41
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
44–42
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
44–43
Colby Wollenman made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
46–43
Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
48–43
Jerian Grant made Jumper.
48–45
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
50–45
Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
52–45
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
52–46
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
52–47
Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Branden Dawson.
54–47
Demetrius Jackson made Jumper.
54–49
Demetrius Jackson made Jumper.
54–51
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
54–52
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
54–53
Bryn Forbes made Jumper.
56–53
Gavin Schilling made Layup.
58–53
Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
59–53
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
59–54
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
59–55
Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
59–57
Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
61–57
Jerian Grant made Layup.
61–59
Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
61–61
Jerian Grant made Layup.
61–63
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
61–64
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
64–64
Jerian Grant made Three Point Jumper.
64–67
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper.
67–67
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
67–68
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
67–69
Gavin Schilling made Dunk.
69–69
Austin Torres made Two Point Tip Shot.
69–71
Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
69–73
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
69–74
Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Gavin Schilling.
71–74
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
71–75
Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
71–76
Denzel Valentine made Free Throw.
72–76
Denzel Valentine made Free Throw.
73–76
Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
73–77
Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
73–78
Travis Trice made Jumper.
75–78
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
75–79
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
78–79

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
P1 Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 2–0
P1 Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
P1 Branden Dawson Block.
P1 Notre Dame Offensive Rebound.
P1 Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Vasturia. 2–3
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Gavin Schilling made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes. 4–3
P1 Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper. 4–6
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Schilling. 7–6
P1 Demetrius Jackson made Layup. 7–8
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Pat Connaughton Block.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson made Layup. 9–8
P1 Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Block.
P1 Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson made Jumper. 11–8
P1 Foul on Matt Costello.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
P1 Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 14–8
P1 Zach Auguste made Jumper. 14–10
P1 Branden Dawson made Jumper. 16–10
P1 Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant. 16–12
P1 Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
P1 Steve Vasturia missed Free Throw.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Turnover.
P1 Demetrius Jackson Steal.
P1 Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Austin Burgett.
P1 Foul on Marvin Clark Jr..
P1 Marvin Clark Jr. Turnover.
P1 Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant. 16–15
P1 Foul on Austin Burgett.
P1 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P1 Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jump Ball won by Notre Dame
P1 Pat Connaughton made Jumper. 16–17
P1 Foul on Branden Dawson.
P1 Pat Connaughton made Free Throw. 16–18
P1 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P1 Jerian Grant Steal.
P1 Martinas Geben missed Layup.
P1 Gavin Schilling Block.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Steve Vasturia.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Denzel Valentine made Free Throw. 17–18
P1 Denzel Valentine made Free Throw. 18–18
P1 Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
P1 Gavin Schilling Turnover.
P1 Demetrius Jackson Turnover.
P1 Travis Trice Steal.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jerian Grant.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot. 20–18
P1 Jerian Grant made Jumper. 20–20
P1 Foul on Zach Auguste.
P1 Gavin Schilling missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Travis Trice.
P1 Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marvin Clark Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 23–20
P1 Jerian Grant made Jumper. 23–22
P1 Travis Trice made Jumper. 25–22
P1 Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant. 25–25
P1 Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 28–25
P1 Foul on Bryn Forbes.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Pat Connaughton made Free Throw. 28–26
P1 Pat Connaughton made Free Throw. 28–27
P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Layup.
P1 Jerian Grant Block.
P1 Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
P1 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P1 Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jerian Grant made Three Point Jumper. 28–30
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant. 28–33
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matt Costello.
P1 Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
P1 Notre Dame Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jerian Grant.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
P1 Pat Connaughton Steal.
P1 Pat Connaughton made Layup. 28–35
P1 Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. 31–35
P1 Steve Vasturia Turnover.
P1 Bryn Forbes Steal.
P1 Bryn Forbes made Layup. 33–35
P1 Jerian Grant Turnover.
P1 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P1 Jerian Grant Steal.
P1 Jerian Grant made Dunk. 33–37
P1 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P1 Gavin Schilling missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P1 Steve Vasturia Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michigan St Timeout
P1 Bryn Forbes made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 35–37
P1 Notre Dame Timeout
P1 Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pat Connaughton Offensive Rebound.
P1 Pat Connaughton missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P2 Gavin Schilling missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Jumper. 37–37
P2 Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Pat Connaughton.
P2 Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P2 Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jerian Grant made Layup. 37–39
P2 Branden Dawson missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot. 39–39
P2 Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
P2 Bryn Forbes Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P2 Pat Connaughton Steal.
P2 Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Jerian Grant. 39–41
P2 Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson. 42–41
P2 Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Jumper. 44–41
P2 Notre Dame Timeout
P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw. 44–42
P2 Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw. 44–43
P2 Colby Wollenman made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 46–43
P2 Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
P2 Colby Wollenman Block.
P2 Notre Dame Offensive Rebound.
P2 Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Bryn Forbes.
P2 Bryn Forbes Turnover.
P2 Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
P2 Travis Trice Turnover.
P2 Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 48–43
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Jerian Grant made Jumper. 48–45
P2 Denzel Valentine made Jumper. 50–45
P2 Martinas Geben missed Layup.
P2 Matt Costello Block.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 52–45
P2 Notre Dame Timeout
P2 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 52–46
P2 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 52–47
P2 Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Branden Dawson. 54–47
P2 Demetrius Jackson made Jumper. 54–49
P2 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P2 Demetrius Jackson Steal.
P2 Demetrius Jackson made Jumper. 54–51
P2 Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
P2 Demetrius Jackson missed Free Throw.
P2 Pat Connaughton Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Bryn Forbes.
P2 Steve Vasturia made Free Throw. 54–52
P2 Steve Vasturia made Free Throw. 54–53
P2 Bryn Forbes made Jumper. 56–53
P2 Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson missed Layup.
P2 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P2 Gavin Schilling made Layup. 58–53
P2 Foul on Zach Auguste.
P2 Gavin Schilling made Free Throw. 59–53
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jerian Grant missed Free Throw.
P2 Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 59–54
P2 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 59–55
P2 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P2 Jerian Grant Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steve Vasturia missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Trice missed Layup.
P2 Jerian Grant Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant. 59–57
P2 Foul on Steve Vasturia.
P2 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Austin Torres Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 61–57
P2 Notre Dame Timeout
P2 Jerian Grant made Layup. 61–59
P2 Foul on Demetrius Jackson.
P2 Matt Costello missed Dunk.
P2 Pat Connaughton Block.
P2 Jerian Grant Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetrius Jackson made Layup. 61–61
P2 Travis Trice Turnover.
P2 Jerian Grant Steal.
P2 Jerian Grant made Layup. 61–63
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 61–64
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
P2 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P2 Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes. 64–64
P2 Notre Dame Timeout
P2 Jerian Grant made Three Point Jumper. 64–67
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. 67–67
P2 Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Steve Vasturia.
P2 Foul on Jerian Grant.
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
P3 Jump Ball won by Notre Dame
P3 Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Demetrius Jackson Offensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
P3 Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw. 67–68
P3 Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw. 67–69
P3 Foul on Pat Connaughton.
P3 Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
P3 Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
P3 Denzel Valentine missed Layup.
P3 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P3 Gavin Schilling made Dunk. 69–69
P3 Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Austin Torres Offensive Rebound.
P3 Austin Torres made Two Point Tip Shot. 69–71
P3 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P3 Austin Torres Defensive Rebound.
P3 Demetrius Jackson made Layup. 69–73
P3 Foul on Travis Trice.
P3 Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw. 69–74
P3 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Gavin Schilling. 71–74
P3 Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Jerian Grant Offensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P3 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 71–75
P3 Jerian Grant made Free Throw. 71–76
P3 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P3 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Steve Vasturia.
P3 Denzel Valentine made Free Throw. 72–76
P3 Denzel Valentine made Free Throw. 73–76
P3 Denzel Valentine missed Free Throw.
P3 Austin Torres Defensive Rebound.
P3 Jerian Grant Turnover.
P3 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Branden Dawson.
P3 Pat Connaughton made Free Throw. 73–77
P3 Pat Connaughton made Free Throw. 73–78
P3 Travis Trice made Jumper. 75–78
P3 Michigan St Timeout
P3 Notre Dame Timeout
P3 Foul on Travis Trice.
P3 Demetrius Jackson missed Free Throw.
P3 Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
P3 Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw. 75–79
P3 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 78–79

Box score

MSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Gavin SchillingF	32	9	4-7	0-0	1-4	6	2	1	0	1	4	2	3
Branden DawsonF	39	16	8-19	0-0	0-0	18	2	4	0	1	9	9	2
Denzel ValentineG	42	22	7-13	4-7	4-5	5	2	2	0	1	1	4	4
Bryn ForbesG	37	18	7-7	4-4	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3
Travis Trice IIG	37	7	3-13	1-5	0-0	2	5	2	1	0	0	2	5
Marvin Clark IIF	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Matt CostelloF	13	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
Colby WollenmanF	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Lourawls Nairn Jr.G	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1
Alvin Ellis IIIG	5	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Van DykF
Kenny GoinsF
Trevor BohnhoffF
Javon BessG
Eron HarrisG
Keenan WetzelG

ND

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Zach AugusteC	19	4	2-7	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Steve VasturiaG	42	12	4-7	2-4	2-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	4
Demetrius JacksonG	44	22	7-11	2-5	6-8	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1
Pat ConnaughtonG	44	12	3-11	1-6	5-5	8	0	0	2	2	2	6	2
Jerian GrantG	45	27	9-17	2-8	7-8	4	6	2	3	1	1	3	3
Martinas GebenF	11	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin TorresF	19	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Austin BurgettF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Matt GregoryF
Bonzie ColsonF
V.J. BeachemF
Eric KatendaF
Matt FarrellG

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