Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans

50–79Final · Jan 29, 2020

NU 50 MSU 79 Final

	1	2	T
NU6-14	22	28	50
MSU16-5	33	46	79

· Line: MSU -17.5 (O/U 138.5)

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Malik Hall made Free Throw.
0–1
Malik Hall made Free Throw.
0–2
Ryan Young made Layup. Assisted by Pat Spencer.
2–2
Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown.
2–5
Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
2–7
Malik Hall made Layup. Assisted by Rocket Watts.
2–9
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
2–11
Xavier Tillman made Two Point Tip Shot.
2–13
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
2–16
Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
3–16
Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
4–16
Pat Spencer made Layup.
6–16
Gabe Brown made Dunk.
6–18
Ryan Young made Jumper. Assisted by Pat Spencer.
8–18
Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
10–18
Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
11–18
Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
12–18
Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
15–18
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
15–21
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
16–21
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
17–21
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
17–22
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
17–23
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
17–26
Pat Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.
20–26
Boo Buie made Layup.
22–26
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
22–27
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
22–28
Marcus Bingham Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
22–30
Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown.
22–33
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
22–36
Rocket Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
22–38
Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
22–40
Ryan Young made Two Point Tip Shot.
24–40
Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
24–41
Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
24–42
Gabe Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
24–44
Cassius Winston made Layup. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
24–46
Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
26–46
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
27–46
Aaron Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
27–49
Julius Marble made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
27–51
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
28–51
Ryan Young made Layup.
30–51
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
30–54
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
30–57
A.J. Turner made Layup. Assisted by Boo Buie.
32–57
Marcus Bingham Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
32–59
Jared Jones made Jumper.
34–59
Jared Jones made Free Throw.
35–59
Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
35–60
A.J. Turner made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
37–60
Aaron Henry made Layup.
37–62
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
37–63
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Malik Hall.
37–65
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
37–66
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
37–69
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
37–72
A.J. Turner made Jumper.
39–72
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
39–75
Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
41–75
Julius Marble made Free Throw.
41–76
Julius Marble made Free Throw.
41–77
Jared Jones made Jumper.
43–77
Julius Marble made Jumper. Assisted by Jack Hoiberg.
43–79
Robbie Beran made Dunk.
45–79
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
48–79
Robbie Beran made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.
50–79

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Michigan State
P1 Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Malik Hall Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ryan Young.
P1 Malik Hall made Free Throw. 0–1
P1 Malik Hall made Free Throw. 0–2
P1 Ryan Young made Layup. Assisted by Pat Spencer. 2–2
P1 Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown. 2–5
P1 Robbie Beran missed Layup.
P1 Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston. 2–7
P1 Ryan Young Turnover.
P1 Gabe Brown Steal.
P1 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P1 Gabe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Aaron Henry.
P1 Ryan Young missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall made Layup. Assisted by Rocket Watts. 2–9
P1 Pete Nance Turnover.
P1 Xavier Tillman Steal.
P1 Foul on Rocket Watts.
P1 Rocket Watts Turnover.
P1 Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cassius Winston made Jumper. 2–11
P1 Miller Kopp Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Aaron Henry Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Rocket Watts.
P1 Rocket Watts Turnover.
P1 Pete Nance Turnover.
P1 Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Tillman made Two Point Tip Shot. 2–13
P1 Pete Nance missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Tillman Block.
P1 Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Aaron Henry Turnover.
P1 Jared Jones Turnover.
P1 Aaron Henry Steal.
P1 Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. 2–16
P1 Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Tillman Block.
P1 Robbie Beran Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Xavier Tillman.
P1 Robbie Beran made Free Throw. 3–16
P1 Robbie Beran made Free Throw. 4–16
P1 Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
P1 Pat Spencer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pat Spencer made Layup. 6–16
P1 Gabe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
P1 Thomas Kithier missed Jumper.
P1 Gabe Brown Offensive Rebound.
P1 Gabe Brown made Dunk. 6–18
P1 Northwestern Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ryan Young made Jumper. Assisted by Pat Spencer. 8–18
P1 Xavier Tillman Turnover.
P1 Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
P1 Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Hall missed Jumper.
P1 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Turner. 10–18
P1 Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Michigan State Turnover.
P1 Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Tillman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 A.J. Turner Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Malik Hall.
P1 Robbie Beran made Free Throw. 11–18
P1 Robbie Beran made Free Throw. 12–18
P1 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
P1 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance. 15–18
P1 Foul on Miller Kopp.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer. 15–21
P1 Foul on Foster Loyer.
P1 Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Miller Kopp Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P1 Aaron Henry missed Layup.
P1 Pete Nance Block.
P1 Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cassius Winston Turnover.
P1 Pat Spencer Steal.
P1 Foul on Gabe Brown.
P1 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 16–21
P1 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 17–21
P1 Cassius Winston Turnover.
P1 Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
P1 Gabe Brown Block.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Boo Buie.
P1 Cassius Winston made Free Throw. 17–22
P1 Cassius Winston made Free Throw. 17–23
P1 Pete Nance Turnover.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Steal.
P1 Foul on Miller Kopp.
P1 Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. 17–26
P1 Pat Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young. 20–26
P1 Foul on Pat Spencer.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Gabe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie made Layup. 22–26
P1 Cassius Winston Turnover.
P1 Pat Spencer Steal.
P1 Northwestern Timeout
P1 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Pat Spencer.
P1 Xavier Tillman made Free Throw. 22–27
P1 Xavier Tillman made Free Throw. 22–28
P1 Ryan Young missed Jumper.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Block.
P1 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens. 22–30
P1 Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Block.
P1 Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown. 22–33
P1 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Michigan State
P2 Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Malik Hall.
P2 Miller Kopp Turnover.
P2 Rocket Watts Steal.
P2 Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rocket Watts Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 22–36
P2 Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
P2 Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Rocket Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. 22–38
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Robbie Beran Turnover.
P2 Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 22–40
P2 Pat Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Young Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aaron Henry.
P2 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rocket Watts Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
P2 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pat Spencer Turnover.
P2 Xavier Tillman Steal.
P2 Cassius Winston Turnover.
P2 Ryan Young Steal.
P2 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P2 Ryan Young Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Young made Two Point Tip Shot. 24–40
P2 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ryan Young.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Jared Jones.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw. 24–41
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw. 24–42
P2 A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pete Nance missed Layup.
P2 Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Rocket Watts.
P2 Rocket Watts Turnover.
P2 Boo Buie missed Jumper.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cassius Winston Turnover.
P2 Boo Buie Steal.
P2 Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gabe Brown Block.
P2 Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gabe Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer. 24–44
P2 Pete Nance Turnover.
P2 Cassius Winston Steal.
P2 Cassius Winston made Layup. Assisted by Foster Loyer. 24–46
P2 Jared Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Aaron Henry Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
P2 Thomas Kithier missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Young missed Layup.
P2 Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Miller Kopp Defensive Rebound.
P2 Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
P2 Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Thomas Kithier Turnover.
P2 Foul on Aaron Henry.
P2 Foul on Thomas Kithier.
P2 Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp. 26–46
P2 Technical Foul on Michigan State.
P2 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 27–46
P2 Michigan State Turnover.
P2 Miller Kopp missed Free Throw.
P2 Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Boo Buie Block.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Julius Marble Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Boo Buie.
P2 Aaron Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens. 27–49
P2 Ryan Young Turnover.
P2 Aaron Henry Steal.
P2 Julius Marble made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 27–51
P2 Technical Foul on Julius Marble.
P2 Miller Kopp made Free Throw. 28–51
P2 Ryan Young made Layup. 30–51
P2 Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry. 30–54
P2 Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer. 30–57
P2 Ryan Young missed Jumper.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. Block.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 A.J. Turner made Layup. Assisted by Boo Buie. 32–57
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot. 32–59
P2 Jared Jones made Jumper. 34–59
P2 Foul on Gabe Brown.
P2 Jared Jones made Free Throw. 35–59
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw. 35–60
P2 A.J. Turner made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance. 37–60
P2 Aaron Henry made Layup. 37–62
P2 Foul on Boo Buie.
P2 Aaron Henry made Free Throw. 37–63
P2 Jared Jones missed Jumper.
P2 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Malik Hall. 37–65
P2 Foul on Boo Buie.
P2 Xavier Tillman made Free Throw. 37–66
P2 Pete Nance Turnover.
P2 Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. 37–69
P2 Miller Kopp Turnover.
P2 Xavier Tillman Steal.
P2 Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. 37–72
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 A.J. Turner made Jumper. 39–72
P2 Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 A.J. Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kyle Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens. 39–75
P2 Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Turner. 41–75
P2 Michigan State Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Jared Jones.
P2 Julius Marble made Free Throw. 41–76
P2 Julius Marble made Free Throw. 41–77
P2 A.J. Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jared Jones Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jared Jones made Jumper. 43–77
P2 Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
P2 Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
P2 A.J. Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Conner George Defensive Rebound.
P2 Julius Marble made Jumper. Assisted by Jack Hoiberg. 43–79
P2 Michigan State Timeout
P2 Robbie Beran made Dunk. 45–79
P2 Jack Hoiberg missed Jumper.
P2 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie Turnover.
P2 Julius Marble missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jared Jones Defensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. 48–79
P2 Thomas Kithier missed Jumper.
P2 Robbie Beran Block.
P2 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tino Malnati Offensive Rebound.
P2 Robbie Beran made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer. 50–79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Robbie BeranF	28	8	2-7	0-1	4-4	6	0	1	0	1	1	5	1
Pete NanceF	23	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	5	2	5	0	1	0	5	2
Miller KoppF	25	7	1-8	1-6	4-5	2	1	3	0	0	0	2	2
Ryan YoungC	22	8	4-8	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	1	0	2	2	2
Pat SpencerG	28	11	5-8	1-2	0-0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2
Jared JonesF	13	5	2-4	0-1	1-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
A.J. TurnerF	26	6	3-7	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Boo BuieG	27	5	2-9	1-5	0-0	2	1	2	1	1	0	2	4
Ryan GreerG	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tino MalnatiG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Eric ZalewskiG
Dylan SandhuG
Roy Dixon IIIG
Chase AudigeG
Anthony GainesG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Malik HallF	17	6	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
Gabe BrownF	22	7	3-6	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	2
Aaron HenryF	26	6	2-9	1-2	1-1	4	4	1	2	0	2	2	3
Xavier TillmanF	30	12	4-6	1-2	3-3	8	4	1	3	2	3	5	1
Cassius WinstonG	26	18	6-12	4-7	2-2	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
Julius MarbleF	7	6	2-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marcus Bingham Jr.F	15	7	2-4	0-0	3-4	7	0	0	1	3	1	6	0
Thomas KithierF	11	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	1
Steven IzzoG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rocket WattsG	14	2	1-7	0-5	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	2	3
Foster LoyerG	16	12	4-6	4-6	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
Jack HoibergG	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conner GeorgeG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kyle AhrensG	8	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joey HauserF
Braden BurkeC
Brock WashingtonG
Joshua LangfordG

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