Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats

65–79Final · Dec 20, 2020

MSU 65 NU 79 Final

	1	2	T
MSU6-1	30	35	65
NU4-1	43	36	79

· Line: MSU -7.5 (O/U 149.5)

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Aaron Henry made Layup.
2–0
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
4–0
Pete Nance made Free Throw.
4–1
Pete Nance made Free Throw.
4–2
Pete Nance made Jumper.
4–4
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
4–7
Chase Audige made Dunk. Assisted by Boo Buie.
4–9
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
4–10
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
4–11
Gabe Brown made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
6–11
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
7–11
Malik Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
10–11
Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
10–14
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
13–14
Ryan Greer made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance.
13–16
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper.
16–16
Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
16–18
Boo Buie made Layup.
16–20
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
18–20
Ty Berry made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
18–22
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.
18–25
Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts.
21–25
Anthony Gaines made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance.
21–27
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
21–28
Gabe Brown made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
23–28
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Gaines.
23–31
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
23–34
Aaron Henry made Dunk. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
25–34
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
25–35
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
25–36
Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
25–37
Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
25–38
Malik Hall made Dunk.
27–38
Malik Hall made Free Throw.
28–38
Pete Nance made Layup.
28–40
Aaron Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
30–40
Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.
30–43
Malik Hall made Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts.
32–43
Boo Buie made Layup.
32–45
Pete Nance made Dunk. Assisted by Robbie Beran.
32–47
Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
34–47
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
34–50
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
36–50
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts.
38–50
Julius Marble II made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
40–50
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper.
40–53
Ty Berry made Free Throw.
40–54
Miller Kopp made Jumper.
40–56
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
40–57
Boo Buie made Jumper.
40–59
Ryan Young made Layup.
40–61
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Kithier.
43–61
Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
46–61
Aaron Henry made Layup. Assisted by Joey Hauser.
48–61
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
49–61
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
49–64
Joey Hauser made Jumper.
51–64
Chase Audige made Layup.
51–66
Julius Marble II made Free Throw.
52–66
Aaron Henry made Jumper.
54–66
Anthony Gaines made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance.
54–68
Rocket Watts made Jumper.
56–68
Pete Nance made Dunk. Assisted by Boo Buie.
56–70
Rocket Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown.
59–70
Boo Buie made Layup.
59–72
Gabe Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Jack Hoiberg.
61–72
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
61–73
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
61–74
Jack Hoiberg made Free Throw.
62–74
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
62–77
A.J. Hoggard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Bingham Jr..
65–77
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
65–78
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
65–79

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Northwestern
P1 Boo Buie Turnover.
P1 Joey Hauser Steal.
P1 Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
P1 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Rocket Watts.
P1 Boo Buie missed Jumper.
P1 Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jump Ball won by Michigan State
P1 Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pete Nance Turnover.
P1 Aaron Henry Steal.
P1 Aaron Henry made Layup. 2–0
P1 Boo Buie missed Jumper.
P1 Rocket Watts Defensive Rebound.
P1 Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford. 4–0
P1 Foul on Thomas Kithier.
P1 Pete Nance made Free Throw. 4–1
P1 Pete Nance made Free Throw. 4–2
P1 Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pete Nance made Jumper. 4–4
P1 Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
P1 Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp. 4–7
P1 Rocket Watts missed Layup.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chase Audige made Dunk. Assisted by Boo Buie. 4–9
P1 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Joshua Langford.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 4–10
P1 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 4–11
P1 Foul on Anthony Gaines.
P1 Gabe Brown made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 6–11
P1 Foul on Anthony Gaines.
P1 Gabe Brown made Free Throw. 7–11
P1 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 10–11
P1 Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp. 10–14
P1 Aaron Henry missed Layup.
P1 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Aaron Henry missed Layup.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall. 13–14
P1 Ryan Greer made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance. 13–16
P1 Foster Loyer Turnover.
P1 Chase Audige Steal.
P1 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. 16–16
P1 Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp. 16–18
P1 Aaron Henry Turnover.
P1 Chase Audige Steal.
P1 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Block.
P1 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Northwestern Timeout
P1 Boo Buie made Layup. 16–20
P1 Joey Hauser Turnover.
P1 Ty Berry Steal.
P1 Foul on Foster Loyer.
P1 Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer. 18–20
P1 Ryan Young missed Jumper.
P1 Joey Hauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
P1 Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ty Berry made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie. 18–22
P1 Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
P1 Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer. 18–25
P1 Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts. 21–25
P1 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P1 Julius Marble II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Greer missed Jumper.
P1 Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joey Hauser missed Jumper.
P1 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Joshua Langford.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Anthony Gaines made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance. 21–27
P1 Gabe Brown Turnover.
P1 Foul on A.J. Hoggard.
P1 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 21–28
P1 Boo Buie missed Free Throw.
P1 Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Chase Audige.
P1 Gabe Brown made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. 23–28
P1 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P1 A.J. Hoggard Defensive Rebound.
P1 A.J. Hoggard missed Layup.
P1 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Gaines. 23–31
P1 Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance. 23–34
P1 Michigan State Timeout
P1 Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie Turnover.
P1 Joey Hauser Steal.
P1 Aaron Henry made Dunk. Assisted by Foster Loyer. 25–34
P1 Foul on Aaron Henry.
P1 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 25–35
P1 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 25–36
P1 Foster Loyer missed Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
P1 Robbie Beran made Free Throw. 25–37
P1 Robbie Beran made Free Throw. 25–38
P1 Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Malik Hall Offensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall made Dunk. 27–38
P1 Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Chase Audige.
P1 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P1 Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall made Free Throw. 28–38
P1 Pete Nance made Layup. 28–40
P1 Aaron Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall. 30–40
P1 Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer. 30–43
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ryan Greer.
P1 Ryan Greer Turnover.
P1 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Northwestern
P2 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P2 Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P2 Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Thomas Kithier.
P2 Foul on Chase Audige.
P2 Chase Audige Turnover.
P2 Malik Hall made Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts. 32–43
P2 Boo Buie made Layup. 32–45
P2 Thomas Kithier missed Jumper.
P2 Miller Kopp Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pete Nance made Dunk. Assisted by Robbie Beran. 32–47
P2 Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Langford. 34–47
P2 Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry. 34–50
P2 Joshua Langford made Jumper. 36–50
P2 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts. 38–50
P2 Pete Nance Turnover.
P2 Malik Hall Steal.
P2 Julius Marble II made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall. 40–50
P2 Foul on Joshua Langford.
P2 Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
P2 Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malik Hall missed Layup.
P2 Malik Hall Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P2 Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
P2 Malik Hall Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Michigan State
P2 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Young missed Jumper.
P2 Julius Marble II Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. 40–53
P2 Joey Hauser Turnover.
P2 Ty Berry Steal.
P2 Foul on Aaron Henry.
P2 Ty Berry missed Free Throw.
P2 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Free Throw.
P2 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry made Free Throw. 40–54
P2 Gabe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry Turnover.
P2 Joey Hauser Steal.
P2 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gabe Brown Offensive Rebound.
P2 Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
P2 Malik Hall Offensive Rebound.
P2 Malik Hall missed Jumper.
P2 Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.
P2 Miller Kopp made Jumper. 40–56
P2 Foul on Joshua Langford.
P2 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 40–57
P2 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie made Jumper. 40–59
P2 Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Young made Layup. 40–61
P2 Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Kithier. 43–61
P2 Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Young Offensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie Turnover.
P2 Foster Loyer Steal.
P2 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Anthony Gaines.
P2 Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 46–61
P2 Boo Buie missed Jumper.
P2 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige Turnover.
P2 Aaron Henry made Layup. Assisted by Joey Hauser. 48–61
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Aaron Henry made Free Throw. 49–61
P2 Foul on Foster Loyer.
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie. 49–64
P2 Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Pete Nance Turnover.
P2 Joey Hauser made Jumper. 51–64
P2 Pete Nance missed Jumper.
P2 Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Joshua Langford.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joey Hauser Offensive Rebound.
P2 Joey Hauser Turnover.
P2 Chase Audige Steal.
P2 Ryan Greer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foster Loyer Turnover.
P2 Ty Berry Steal.
P2 Chase Audige made Layup. 51–66
P2 Michigan State Timeout
P2 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P2 Julius Marble II made Free Throw. 52–66
P2 Julius Marble II missed Free Throw.
P2 Gabe Brown Offensive Rebound.
P2 Julius Marble II missed Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Henry made Jumper. 54–66
P2 Anthony Gaines made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance. 54–68
P2 Michigan State Timeout
P2 Rocket Watts made Jumper. 56–68
P2 Pete Nance made Dunk. Assisted by Boo Buie. 56–70
P2 Rocket Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown. 59–70
P2 Boo Buie made Layup. 59–72
P2 Michigan State Timeout
P2 Gabe Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Jack Hoiberg. 61–72
P2 Foul on A.J. Hoggard.
P2 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 61–73
P2 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 61–74
P2 Malik Hall Turnover.
P2 Miller Kopp Steal.
P2 Miller Kopp Turnover.
P2 Foul on Chase Audige.
P2 Jack Hoiberg missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Jack Hoiberg made Free Throw. 62–74
P2 Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. 62–77
P2 A.J. Hoggard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Bingham Jr.. 65–77
P2 Foul on Jack Hoiberg.
P2 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 65–78
P2 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 65–79
P2 Jack Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pete Nance Turnover.
P2 A.J. Hoggard Steal.
P2 A.J. Hoggard missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 A.J. Hoggard Offensive Rebound.
P2 A.J. Hoggard missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jack Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jack Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Thomas KithierF	18	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
Aaron HenryF	25	11	5-10	0-2	1-1	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	2
Joey HauserF	21	5	2-7	1-5	0-0	2	1	3	3	0	1	1	0
Rocket WattsG	21	5	2-11	1-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Joshua LangfordG	16	9	4-8	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
Malik HallF	22	10	4-7	1-2	1-4	9	3	1	1	0	4	5	0
Julius MarbleF	9	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Marcus Bingham Jr.F	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Gabe BrownF	25	10	4-5	1-2	1-1	5	1	1	0	0	2	3	0
Mady SissokoC	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ HoggardG	6	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	2
Foster LoyerG	25	6	2-8	2-7	0-0	5	2	2	1	0	0	5	2
Jack HoibergG	2	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Davis SmithG
Steven IzzoG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Robbie BeranF	32	5	1-4	1-4	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	4
Pete NanceF	29	15	6-8	1-2	2-2	12	4	4	0	0	0	12	2
Miller KoppF	28	5	1-3	0-1	3-3	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Boo BuieG	24	30	9-15	5-6	7-8	3	4	3	0	0	0	3	0
Chase AudigeG	24	4	2-8	0-3	0-0	3	0	2	3	0	2	1	4
Ryan YoungC	11	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Ty BerryG	20	12	4-5	3-4	1-3	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0
Ryan GreerG	20	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	1
Anthony GainesG	12	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	3
Matthew NicholsonC
Dom MartinelliG
Eric ZalewskiG
Dylan SandhuG
Roy Dixon IIIG

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