Michigan State Spartans @ Illinois Fighting Illini

70–73Final · Mar 1, 2017

MSU 70 ILL 73 Final

	1	2	T
MSU18-12	33	37	70
ILL18-12	39	34	73

· Line: ILL -1.5

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The scoring timeline.

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Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
3–0
Leron Black made Two Point Tip Shot.
3–2
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper.
6–2
Tracy Abrams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maverick Morgan.
6–5
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
7–5
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
8–5
Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
8–8
Maverick Morgan made Jumper.
8–10
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
10–10
Kipper Nichols made Dunk.
10–12
Miles Bridges made Layup.
12–12
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
13–12
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
14–12
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
15–12
Nick Ward made Jumper.
17–12
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper.
17–15
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
18–15
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
19–15
Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
21–15
Leron Black made Jumper.
21–17
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
21–19
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
21–22
Miles Bridges made Jumper.
23–22
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
23–23
Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
23–26
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
24–26
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Three Point Jumper.
24–29
Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
24–32
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
24–33
Matt McQuaid made Jumper.
26–33
Maverick Morgan made Jumper.
26–35
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
29–35
Te'Jon Lucas made Layup. Assisted by Maverick Morgan.
29–37
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
29–39
Miles Bridges made Layup.
31–39
Alvin Ellis III made Layup.
33–39
Maverick Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas.
33–41
Nick Ward made Layup.
35–41
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Layup.
37–41
Nick Ward made Jumper.
39–41
Miles Bridges made Jumper.
41–41
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
42–41
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
42–43
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
43–43
Kyle Ahrens made Layup.
45–43
Maverick Morgan made Dunk. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas.
45–45
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maverick Morgan.
45–48
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
45–51
Alvin Ellis III made Jumper.
47–51
Michael Finke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
47–54
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
47–55
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
47–56
Kipper Nichols made Layup.
47–58
Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
50–58
Maverick Morgan made Jumper.
50–60
Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper.
53–60
Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams.
53–62
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
55–62
Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
58–62
Tracy Abrams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
58–65
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
59–65
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
60–65
Leron Black made Dunk. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas.
60–67
Alvin Ellis III made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
62–67
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
62–68
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
62–69
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
65–69
Maverick Morgan made Jumper.
65–71
Kenny Goins made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
67–71
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
70–71
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
70–72
Kipper Nichols made Free Throw.
70–73

Play-by-play

P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Miles Bridges Offensive Rebound.
P1 Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III. 3–0
P1 Te'Jon Lucas missed Jumper.
P1 Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alvin Ellis III Turnover.
P1 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P1 Leron Black Offensive Rebound.
P1 Leron Black made Two Point Tip Shot. 3–2
P1 Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. 6–2
P1 Tracy Abrams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maverick Morgan. 6–5
P1 Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tracy Abrams.
P1 Nick Ward made Free Throw. 7–5
P1 Nick Ward made Free Throw. 8–5
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maverick Morgan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Maverick Morgan Turnover.
P1 Joshua Langford Turnover.
P1 Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill. 8–8
P1 Nick Ward missed Jumper.
P1 Maverick Morgan Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P1 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Turnover.
P1 Te'Jon Lucas Steal.
P1 Te'Jon Lucas missed Layup.
P1 Miles Bridges Block.
P1 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joshua Langford Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. 8–10
P1 Foul on Tracy Abrams.
P1 Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
P1 Maverick Morgan Defensive Rebound.
P1 Te'Jon Lucas missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Maverick Morgan.
P1 Joshua Langford made Jumper. 10–10
P1 Foul on Jalen Coleman-Lands.
P1 Jalen Coleman-Lands Turnover.
P1 Joshua Langford Turnover.
P1 Kipper Nichols Steal.
P1 Kipper Nichols made Dunk. 10–12
P1 Miles Bridges made Layup. 12–12
P1 Michael Finke missed Jumper.
P1 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Leron Black.
P1 Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Coleman-Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Michael Finke.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Nick Ward made Free Throw. 13–12
P1 Nick Ward made Free Throw. 14–12
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michigan St Timeout
P1 Technical Foul on Illinois.
P1 Matt McQuaid missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Matt McQuaid made Free Throw. 15–12
P1 Alvin Ellis III Turnover.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P1 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Ward made Jumper. 17–12
P1 Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. 17–15
P1 Foul on Kipper Nichols.
P1 Miles Bridges made Free Throw. 18–15
P1 Miles Bridges made Free Throw. 19–15
P1 Jalen Coleman-Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 21–15
P1 Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
P1 Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
P1 Tracy Abrams missed Jumper.
P1 Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kenny Goins.
P1 Leron Black made Jumper. 21–17
P1 Joshua Langford Turnover.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 21–19
P1 Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
P1 Maverick Morgan Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Miles Bridges.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 21–22
P1 Miles Bridges made Jumper. 23–22
P1 Foul on Nick Ward.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 23–23
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Free Throw.
P1 Michael Finke Offensive Rebound.
P1 Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill. 23–26
P1 Foul on Michael Finke.
P1 Miles Bridges missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Miles Bridges made Free Throw. 24–26
P1 Jalen Coleman-Lands made Three Point Jumper. 24–29
P1 Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
P1 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill. 24–32
P1 Cassius Winston Turnover.
P1 Foul on Cassius Winston.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Free Throw.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 24–33
P1 Matt McQuaid made Jumper. 26–33
P1 Foul on Te'Jon Lucas.
P1 Te'Jon Lucas Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
P1 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. 26–35
P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.
P1 Alvin Ellis III Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 29–35
P1 Te'Jon Lucas missed Jumper.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt McQuaid missed Jumper.
P1 Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.
P1 Te'Jon Lucas made Layup. Assisted by Maverick Morgan. 29–37
P1 Alvin Ellis III Turnover.
P1 Malcolm Hill Steal.
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 29–39
P1 Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalen Coleman-Lands Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
P1 Miles Bridges made Layup. 31–39
P1 Leron Black Turnover.
P1 Alvin Ellis III Steal.
P1 Alvin Ellis III made Layup. 33–39
P2 Maverick Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas. 33–41
P2 Foul on Te'Jon Lucas.
P2 Nick Ward made Layup. 35–41
P2 Foul on Nick Ward.
P2 Tracy Abrams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Layup. 37–41
P2 Leron Black missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Miles Bridges Block.
P2 Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Miles Bridges Offensive Rebound.
P2 Miles Bridges missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P2 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Ward made Jumper. 39–41
P2 Te'Jon Lucas Turnover.
P2 Miles Bridges made Jumper. 41–41
P2 Foul on Leron Black.
P2 Miles Bridges made Free Throw. 42–41
P2 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 42–43
P2 Foul on Tracy Abrams.
P2 Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Nick Ward made Free Throw. 43–43
P2 Jalen Coleman-Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kyle Ahrens made Layup. 45–43
P2 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Maverick Morgan made Dunk. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas. 45–45
P2 Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maverick Morgan. 45–48
P2 Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
P2 Maverick Morgan Block.
P2 Maverick Morgan Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Cassius Winston.
P2 Jalen Coleman-Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 45–51
P2 Foul on Jalen Coleman-Lands.
P2 Alvin Ellis III made Jumper. 47–51
P2 Michael Finke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 47–54
P2 Foul on Miles Bridges.
P2 Miles Bridges Turnover.
P2 Foul on Leron Black.
P2 Leron Black Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Matt McQuaid Turnover.
P2 Malcolm Hill Steal.
P2 Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 47–55
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 47–56
P2 Nick Ward Turnover.
P2 Malcolm Hill Steal.
P2 Kipper Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Turnover.
P2 Kipper Nichols made Layup. 47–58
P2 Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid. 50–58
P2 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. 50–60
P2 Foul on Kipper Nichols.
P2 Miles Bridges Turnover.
P2 Te'Jon Lucas Steal.
P2 Te'Jon Lucas missed Layup.
P2 Miles Bridges Block.
P2 Leron Black Offensive Rebound.
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P2 Leron Black Offensive Rebound.
P2 Leron Black missed Jumper.
P2 Alvin Ellis III Block.
P2 Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. 53–60
P2 Foul on Joshua Langford.
P2 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. 53–62
P2 Joshua Langford made Jumper. 55–62
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P2 Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston. 58–62
P2 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P2 Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
P2 Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tracy Abrams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill. 58–65
P2 Foul on Te'Jon Lucas.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Cassius Winston made Free Throw. 59–65
P2 Cassius Winston made Free Throw. 60–65
P2 Leron Black made Dunk. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas. 60–67
P2 Nick Ward missed Jumper.
P2 Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
P2 Te'Jon Lucas Turnover.
P2 Alvin Ellis III made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Langford. 62–67
P2 Foul on Cassius Winston.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 62–68
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 62–69
P2 Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston. 65–69
P2 Leron Black missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
P2 Maverick Morgan made Jumper. 65–71
P2 Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalen Coleman-Lands Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Foul on Nick Ward.
P2 Nick Ward Turnover.
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P2 Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kenny Goins made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges. 67–71
P2 Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Maverick Morgan Defensive Rebound.
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
P2 Te'Jon Lucas missed Free Throw.
P2 Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
P2 Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 70–71
P2 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P2 Maverick Morgan Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P2 Malcolm Hill Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 70–72
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Free Throw.
P2 Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
P2 Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kenny Goins.
P2 Kipper Nichols missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Kipper Nichols made Free Throw. 70–73
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

Box score

MSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Nick WardF	21	11	3-5	0-0	5-6	6	0	2	0	0	2	4	3
Miles BridgesG	31	21	7-16	3-6	4-5	10	1	2	0	3	2	8	2
Joshua LangfordG	20	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	1	1	4	0	0	0	1	1
Lourawls Nairn Jr.G	20	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	2
Alvin Ellis IIIG	35	15	6-10	3-6	0-0	3	1	3	1	1	1	2	2
Kenny GoinsF	19	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
Cassius WinstonG	20	2	0-4	0-3	2-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	3
Matt McQuaidG	25	6	2-4	1-2	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
Kyle AhrensG	9	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
David NsengiyumvaF
Matt Van DykF
Gavin SchillingF
Ben CarterF
Adam SikorskiC
Greg RoyG
Conner GeorgeG
Eron HarrisG

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Leron BlackF	30	15	6-9	3-5	0-0	7	0	2	0	0	3	4	3
Maverick MorganC	33	14	7-13	0-0	0-0	7	3	1	0	1	2	5	1
Te'Jon LucasG	32	2	1-6	0-1	0-1	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	3
Malcolm HillG	38	22	6-16	3-8	7-10	4	4	0	3	0	1	3	0
Tracy AbramsG	22	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Kipper NicholsF	11	5	2-3	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	2
Michael FinkeF	11	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Jalen Coleman-LandsG	23	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
Cameron LissF
Samson OladimejiF
Mike Thorne Jr.C
Clayton JonesG
Drew CayceG
Aaron JordanG
D.J. WilliamsG
Jaylon TateG
Alex AustinG

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