Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats

74–81Final · Jan 14, 2012

MSU 74 NU 81 Final

	1	2	T
MSU15-3	37	37	74
NU12-5	39	42	81

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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.

Dave Sobolewski made Jumper.
0–2
Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Wood.
3–2
Drew Crawford made Jumper. Assisted by John Shurna.
3–4
Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
4–4
Brandon Wood made Free Throw.
5–4
Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Wood.
7–4
Adreian Payne made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Wood.
9–4
Davide Curletti made Free Throw.
9–5
Davide Curletti made Free Throw.
9–6
Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Wood.
12–6
John Shurna made Free Throw.
12–7
John Shurna made Free Throw.
12–8
Travis Trice made Layup. Assisted by Austin Thornton.
14–8
Davide Curletti made Free Throw.
14–9
Davide Curletti made Layup.
14–11
Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Thornton.
17–11
Drew Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti.
17–13
Derrick Nix made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice.
19–13
Davide Curletti made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski.
19–16
Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
20–16
Austin Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
23–16
Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Travis Trice.
25–16
Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski.
25–19
Davide Curletti made Tip Shot.
25–21
Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
26–21
Drew Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski.
26–23
Derrick Nix made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling.
28–23
Derrick Nix made Free Throw.
29–23
John Shurna made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti.
29–25
Keith Appling made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Nix.
31–25
John Shurna made Free Throw.
31–26
John Shurna made Free Throw.
31–27
Davide Curletti made Dunk. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski.
31–29
Davide Curletti made Free Throw.
31–30
Alex Gauna made Tip Shot.
33–30
Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski.
33–33
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
34–33
Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davide Curletti.
34–36
Brandan Kearney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Draymond Green.
37–36
John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Fruendt.
37–39
John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Fruendt.
37–42
Reggie Hearn made Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski.
38–44
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
38–42
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
39–44
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
41–44
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
42–44
Reggie Hearn made Layup. Assisted by John Shurna.
43–46
Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
40–44
Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
43–44
Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
44–46
Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
45–46
Drew Crawford made Jumper.
45–48
Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
46–48
Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Shurna.
46–51
Brandon Wood made Three Point Jumper.
49–51
Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper.
49–54
Keith Appling made Layup.
51–54
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
52–54
Reggie Hearn made Layup.
52–56
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
53–56
Reggie Hearn made Tip Shot.
53–58
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
54–58
Davide Curletti made Dunk. Assisted by Drew Crawford.
54–60
John Shurna made Layup.
54–62
Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw.
54–63
Draymond Green made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Wood.
56–63
John Shurna made Free Throw.
56–64
John Shurna made Free Throw.
56–65
Travis Trice made Jumper.
58–65
Reggie Hearn made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti.
58–67
Drew Crawford made Free Throw.
58–68
John Shurna made Dunk. Assisted by Reggie Hearn.
58–70
Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
61–70
John Shurna made Free Throw.
61–71
John Shurna made Free Throw.
61–72
Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
64–72
Keith Appling made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice.
66–72
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
67–72
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
68–72
John Shurna made Free Throw.
68–73
John Shurna made Free Throw.
68–74
Brandon Wood made Layup. Assisted by Branden Dawson.
70–74
Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw.
70–75
Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw.
70–76
John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Hearn.
70–79
Keith Appling made Free Throw.
71–79
Drew Crawford made Layup. Assisted by John Shurna.
71–81
Keith Appling made Layup.
73–81
Davide Curletti made Free Throw.
73–82
Davide Curletti made Free Throw.
73–83
Branden Dawson made Layup.
75–83
Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw.
75–84
Brandon Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
78–84

Play-by-play

P1 Brandon Wood Turnover.
P1 Drew Crawford Steal.
P1 Dave Sobolewski made Jumper. 0–2
P1 Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Wood. 3–2
P1 Drew Crawford made Jumper. Assisted by John Shurna. 3–4
P1 Foul on Dave Sobolewski
P1 Adreian Payne made Free Throw. 4–4
P1 Adreian Payne missed Free Throw.
P1 John Shurna Defensive Rebound.
P1 Drew Crawford missed Layup.
P1 Branden Dawson Block.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Reggie Hearn
P1 Brandon Wood missed Free Throw.
P1 Brandon Wood made Free Throw. 5–4
P1 Drew Crawford Turnover.
P1 Keith Appling Steal.
P1 Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Wood. 7–4
P1 John Shurna missed Jumper.
P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P1 John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P1 Adreian Payne made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Wood. 9–4
P1 Dave Sobolewski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Adreian Payne
P1 Davide Curletti made Free Throw. 9–5
P1 Davide Curletti made Free Throw. 9–6
P1 Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Wood. 12–6
P1 Foul on Brandon Wood
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Davide Curletti missed Jumper.
P1 Reggie Hearn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Brandon Wood
P1 John Shurna made Free Throw. 12–7
P1 John Shurna made Free Throw. 12–8
P1 Michigan State Turnover.
P1 Reggie Hearn Turnover.
P1 Draymond Green Steal.
P1 Travis Trice Turnover.
P1 Davide Curletti Steal.
P1 Foul on Derrick Nix
P1 Reggie Hearn missed Jumper.
P1 Derrick Nix Block.
P1 Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound.
P1 Travis Trice made Layup. Assisted by Austin Thornton. 14–8
P1 Foul on Austin Thornton
P1 Davide Curletti made Free Throw. 14–9
P1 Davide Curletti missed Free Throw.
P1 Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound.
P1 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dave Sobolewski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound.
P1 Davide Curletti made Layup. 14–11
P1 Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Thornton. 17–11
P1 Drew Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti. 17–13
P1 Derrick Nix made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice. 19–13
P1 Davide Curletti made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. 19–16
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Foul on Drew Crawford
P1 Adreian Payne made Free Throw. 20–16
P1 Adreian Payne missed Free Throw.
P1 Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Marcotullio missed Jumper.
P1 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 23–16
P1 Luka Mirkovic missed Layup.
P1 Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
P1 Luka Mirkovic Turnover.
P1 Branden Dawson Steal.
P1 Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Travis Trice. 25–16
P1 John Shurna missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P1 Alex Marcotullio Steal.
P1 Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. 25–19
P1 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P1 Dave Sobolewski missed Layup.
P1 Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound.
P1 Derrick Nix Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Drew Crawford missed Jumper.
P1 Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound.
P1 Davide Curletti made Tip Shot. 25–21
P1 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P1 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Reggie Hearn
P1 Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
P1 Branden Dawson made Free Throw. 26–21
P1 Drew Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. 26–23
P1 Derrick Nix missed Layup.
P1 Davide Curletti Block.
P1 Keith Appling Offensive Rebound.
P1 Derrick Nix Turnover.
P1 Dave Sobolewski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P1 Derrick Nix made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling. 28–23
P1 Foul on Drew Crawford
P1 Derrick Nix made Free Throw. 29–23
P1 John Shurna made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti. 29–25
P1 Keith Appling made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Nix. 31–25
P1 Foul on Austin Thornton
P1 Foul on Adreian Payne
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 John Shurna made Free Throw. 31–26
P1 John Shurna made Free Throw. 31–27
P1 Brandan Kearney missed Jumper.
P1 Dave Sobolewski Defensive Rebound.
P1 John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Alex Marcotullio
P1 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 John Shurna Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dave Sobolewski Turnover.
P1 Keith Appling Steal.
P1 Keith Appling Turnover.
P1 Davide Curletti made Dunk. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. 31–29
P1 Foul on Derrick Nix
P1 Davide Curletti made Free Throw. 31–30
P1 Alex Gauna missed Dunk.
P1 Alex Gauna Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Gauna made Tip Shot. 33–30
P1 Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. 33–33
P1 Foul on Nick Fruendt
P1 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 34–33
P1 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davide Curletti. 34–36
P1 Michigan State Full Timeout.
P1 Brandan Kearney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Draymond Green. 37–36
P1 Alex Marcotullio missed Layup.
P1 Brandan Kearney Block.
P1 Alex Gauna Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Gauna missed Jumper.
P1 Davide Curletti Defensive Rebound.
P1 John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Fruendt. 37–39
P1 John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Fruendt. 37–42
P2 Reggie Hearn made Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. 38–44
P2 Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson
P2 Drew Crawford missed Jumper.
P2 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 38–42
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 39–44
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 41–44
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 42–44
P2 Reggie Hearn made Layup. Assisted by John Shurna. 43–46
P2 Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Free Throw. 40–44
P2 Branden Dawson made Free Throw. 43–44
P2 Branden Dawson made Free Throw. 44–46
P2 Branden Dawson made Free Throw. 45–46
P2 John Shurna missed Jumper.
P2 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Adreian Payne missed Layup.
P2 Davide Curletti Defensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Crawford made Jumper. 45–48
P2 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Adreian Payne Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Dave Sobolewski
P2 Adreian Payne missed Free Throw.
P2 Adreian Payne made Free Throw. 46–48
P2 Foul on Keith Appling
P2 Foul on Davide Curletti
P2 Foul on Brandon Wood
P2 John Shurna missed Jumper.
P2 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Reggie Hearn
P2 Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 John Shurna Defensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Shurna. 46–51
P2 Draymond Green missed Layup.
P2 Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on John Shurna
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Brandon Wood missed Jumper.
P2 Brandon Wood Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brandon Wood missed Tip Shot.
P2 Draymond Green Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brandon Wood made Three Point Jumper. 49–51
P2 Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. 49–54
P2 Austin Thornton missed Layup.
P2 Reggie Hearn Block.
P2 JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Hearn missed Layup.
P2 Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling made Layup. 51–54
P2 Foul on Davide Curletti
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 52–54
P2 Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Reggie Hearn made Layup. 52–56
P2 Foul on Drew Crawford
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 53–56
P2 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
P2 Dave Sobolewski Defensive Rebound.
P2 John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Reggie Hearn Offensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Hearn made Tip Shot. 53–58
P2 Foul on Luka Mirkovic
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 54–58
P2 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
P2 Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Derrick Nix
P2 Davide Curletti made Dunk. Assisted by Drew Crawford. 54–60
P2 Michigan State Full Timeout.
P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P2 Draymond Green Offensive Rebound.
P2 Draymond Green missed Tip Shot.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 John Shurna made Layup. 54–62
P2 Foul on Draymond Green
P2 John Shurna missed Free Throw.
P2 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Reggie Hearn Defensive Rebound.
P2 John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P2 Davide Curletti Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travis Trice
P2 Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw. 54–63
P2 Dave Sobolewski missed Free Throw.
P2 Austin Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Draymond Green made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Wood. 56–63
P2 Foul on Davide Curletti
P2 Draymond Green missed Free Throw.
P2 Davide Curletti Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Austin Thornton
P2 John Shurna made Free Throw. 56–64
P2 John Shurna made Free Throw. 56–65
P2 Travis Trice made Jumper. 58–65
P2 Foul on Austin Thornton
P2 Davide Curletti missed Free Throw.
P2 Keith Appling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling missed Jumper.
P2 Reggie Hearn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Hearn made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti. 58–67
P2 Michigan State Full Timeout.
P2 Keith Appling Turnover.
P2 Drew Crawford Steal.
P2 Foul on Travis Trice
P2 Drew Crawford missed Free Throw.
P2 Drew Crawford made Free Throw. 58–68
P2 Travis Trice Turnover.
P2 Reggie Hearn Steal.
P2 John Shurna made Dunk. Assisted by Reggie Hearn. 58–70
P2 Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. 61–70
P2 Davide Curletti missed Layup.
P2 Draymond Green Block.
P2 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Keith Appling
P2 Keith Appling Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Drew Crawford missed Jumper.
P2 Austin Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Austin Thornton missed Jumper.
P2 Draymond Green Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 John Shurna Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Austin Thornton
P2 John Shurna made Free Throw. 61–71
P2 John Shurna made Free Throw. 61–72
P2 Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. 64–72
P2 Reggie Hearn Turnover.
P2 Travis Trice Steal.
P2 Keith Appling made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice. 66–72
P2 Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Reggie Hearn
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 67–72
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 68–72
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson
P2 John Shurna made Free Throw. 68–73
P2 John Shurna made Free Throw. 68–74
P2 Brandon Wood made Layup. Assisted by Branden Dawson. 70–74
P2 Foul on Brandan Kearney
P2 Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw. 70–75
P2 Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw. 70–76
P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Hearn. 70–79
P2 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Reggie Hearn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P2 John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Foul on Davide Curletti
P2 Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
P2 Keith Appling made Free Throw. 71–79
P2 Drew Crawford made Layup. Assisted by John Shurna. 71–81
P2 Keith Appling missed Layup.
P2 John Shurna Block.
P2 Keith Appling Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keith Appling made Layup. 73–81
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson
P2 Davide Curletti made Free Throw. 73–82
P2 Davide Curletti missed Free Throw.
P2 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P2 Draymond Green Turnover.
P2 Foul on Draymond Green
P2 Davide Curletti missed Free Throw.
P2 Davide Curletti made Free Throw. 73–83
P2 Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P2 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P2 Reggie Hearn Turnover.
P2 Travis Trice Steal.
P2 Travis Trice missed Layup.
P2 John Shurna Block.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. 75–83
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson
P2 Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw. 75–84
P2 Dave Sobolewski missed Free Throw.
P2 Draymond Green Defensive Rebound.
P2 Draymond Green missed Jumper.
P2 Travis Trice Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brandon Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 78–84
P2 Michigan State Full Timeout.
P2 End Game

Box score

MSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Branden DawsonF	17	9	3-3	0-0	3-4	6	0	3	1	1	4	2	4
Draymond GreenF	39	14	5-8	4-5	0-1	14	4	3	1	1	3	11	2
Adreian PayneC	11	5	1-3	0-0	3-6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Keith ApplingG	36	17	4-13	0-5	9-13	3	3	3	2	0	2	1	3
Brandon WoodG	23	9	3-7	2-4	1-2	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	3
Alex GaunaF	2	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Derrick NixF	16	5	2-4	0-0	1-1	4	1	2	0	1	1	3	3
Travis Trice IIG	23	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	4	1	2	0	1	2	2
Brandan KearneyG	11	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Russell ByrdG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin ThorntonG	21	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
Colby WollenmanF
Anthony IanniC
Joe SweenyG
Keenan WetzelG
Dan ChapmanG

NU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
John ShurnaF	40	22	5-14	2-6	10-11	5	5	0	1	2	1	4	1
Davide CurlettiF	36	17	5-7	1-1	6-10	6	4	0	2	1	3	3	4
Dave SobolewskiG	40	6	1-6	0-3	4-6	3	7	1	1	0	0	3	3
Reggie HearnG	29	10	5-6	0-0	0-0	5	2	3	1	0	2	3	4
Drew CrawfordG	29	20	8-14	3-5	1-2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	3
Luka MirkovicC	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
Alex MarcotullioG	15	6	2-4	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Nick FruendtG	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Omar JimenezG
James Montgomery IIIG
Tre DempsG
JerShon CobbG

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