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Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans

52–61Final · Dec 30, 2016
NU 52 MSU 61 Final
12T
NU12-3292352
MSU10-5362561

· Line: MSU -2

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

  1. Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.

    0–2

  2. Matt Van Dyk made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.

    0–4

  3. Vic Law made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.

    2–4

  4. Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.

    2–7

  5. Nick Ward made Dunk.

    2–9

  6. Vic Law made Free Throw.

    3–9

  7. Alvin Ellis III made Jumper.

    3–11

  8. Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Brown.

    6–11

  9. Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.

    6–14

  10. Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.

    6–16

  11. Alvin Ellis III made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.

    6–18

  12. Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

    6–21

  13. Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.

    6–23

  14. Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.

    9–23

  15. Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.

    9–26

  16. Cassius Winston made Layup.

    9–28

  17. Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.

    12–28

  18. Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.

    15–28

  19. Nathan Taphorn made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.

    17–28

  20. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    17–29

  21. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    17–30

  22. Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

    17–32

  23. Vic Law made Layup. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.

    19–32

  24. Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.

    22–32

  25. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    22–33

  26. Vic Law made Layup.

    24–33

  27. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    24–34

  28. Eron Harris made Free Throw.

    24–35

  29. Eron Harris made Free Throw.

    24–36

  30. Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Taphorn.

    27–36

  31. Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.

    29–36

  32. Sanjay Lumpkin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.

    32–36

  33. Cassius Winston made Layup. Assisted by Nick Ward.

    32–38

  34. Cassius Winston made Free Throw.

    32–39

  35. Matt McQuaid made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.

    32–41

  36. Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.

    34–41

  37. Bryant McIntosh made Layup.

    36–41

  38. Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.

    37–41

  39. Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.

    37–43

  40. Kyle Ahrens made Free Throw.

    37–44

  41. Cassius Winston made Jumper.

    37–46

  42. Vic Law made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Taphorn.

    39–46

  43. Isiah Brown made Free Throw.

    40–46

  44. Vic Law made Layup.

    42–46

  45. Eron Harris made Two Point Tip Shot.

    42–48

  46. Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.

    44–48

  47. Alvin Ellis III made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.

    44–50

  48. Nick Ward made Free Throw.

    44–51

  49. Nick Ward made Free Throw.

    44–52

  50. Nick Ward made Free Throw.

    44–53

  51. Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.

    45–53

  52. Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.

    46–53

  53. Cassius Winston made Layup.

    46–55

  54. Vic Law made Free Throw.

    47–55

  55. Vic Law made Free Throw.

    48–55

  56. Kenny Goins made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.

    48–57

  57. Bryant McIntosh made Layup.

    50–57

  58. Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.

    50–58

  59. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    50–59

  60. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    50–60

  61. Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.

    50–61

  62. Isiah Brown made Layup.

    52–61

Play-by-play

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

Box score

NU

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Vic LawF36166-111-13-693210092
Bryant McIntoshF3773-140-31-105210005
Barret BensonC1200-10-00-030100213
Sanjay LumpkinG3473-61-30-062000335
Scottie LindseyG36113-113-62-230320031
Gavin SkellyF1200-10-10-020100115
Nathan TaphornF2183-52-40-022111022
Isiah BrownG1231-40-11-301100000
Jordan AshG000-00-00-000000000
Rapolas IvanauskasF
Charlie HallF
Aaron FalzonF
Dererk PardonC
Tino MalnatiG

MSU

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Nick WardF18114-70-03-491212273
Matt Van DykF1221-20-00-010200101
Cassius WinstonG26156-92-31-226301112
Joshua LangfordG2721-40-20-042020133
Matt McQuaidG2031-30-21-322100113
Kenny GoinsF2221-40-00-060000241
Kyle AhrensG931-30-21-110200013
Lourawls Nairn Jr.G2331-31-20-052000051
Alvin Ellis IIIG29164-101-47-1080221171
Eron HarrisG1441-40-22-221000110
David NsengiyumvaF
Gavin SchillingF
Ben CarterF
Miles BridgesG
Greg RoyG
Conner GeorgeG

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