Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats

77–66Final · Feb 4, 2006

MSU 77 NU 66 Final

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MSU17-5	33	44	77
NU10-10	29	37	66

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Drew Neitzel made Two Point Layup.
2–0
Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper.
2–2
Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup.
4–2
Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper.
4–5
Paul Davis made Free Throw.
5–5
Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot.
7–5
Marquise Gray made Two Point Dunk Shot.
9–5
Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel.
11–5
Tim Doyle made Free Throw.
11–6
Drew Neitzel made Two Point Jumper.
13–6
Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore.
13–8
Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Travis Walton.
15–8
Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.
15–9
Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.
15–10
Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown.
18–10
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
18–11
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
18–12
Maurice Ager made Two Point Dunk Shot.
20–12
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup.
20–14
Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper.
22–14
Sterling Williams made Free Throw.
22–15
Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.
22–16
Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.
22–17
Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel.
24–17
Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup.
26–17
Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marquise Gray.
28–17
Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Williams.
28–20
Sterling Williams made Free Throw.
28–21
Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper.
28–24
Bernard Cote made Free Throw.
28–25
Bernard Cote made Free Throw.
28–26
Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.
28–27
Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw.
28–28
Maurice Ager made Two Point Jumper.
30–28
Michael Jenkins made Free Throw.
30–29
Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.
31–29
Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.
32–29
Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.
33–29
Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached.
33–32
Paul Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown.
35–32
Shannon Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Neitzel.
38–32
Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper.
40–32
Paul Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Neitzel.
43–32
Maurice Ager made Two Point Layup.
45–32
Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper.
45–35
Marquise Gray made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Shannon Brown.
47–35
Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Davis.
50–35
Tim Doyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vedran Vukusic.
50–38
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
51–38
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
52–38
Tim Doyle made Two Point Layup.
52–40
Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper.
52–42
Paul Davis made Two Point Jumper.
54–42
Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper.
56–42
Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper.
58–42
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
59–42
Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Travis Walton.
61–42
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Dunk Shot.
61–44
Craig Moore made Two Point Layup.
61–46
Michael Jenkins made Free Throw.
61–47
Michael Jenkins made Free Throw.
61–48
Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.
62–48
Drew Neitzel made Free Throw.
63–48
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
63–49
Michael Jenkins made Free Throw.
63–50
Michael Jenkins made Free Throw.
63–51
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
64–51
Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Tip Shot.
64–53
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
64–54
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
64–55
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
65–55
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
66–55
Bernard Cote made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Craig Moore.
66–57
Travis Walton made Free Throw.
67–57
Travis Walton made Free Throw.
68–57
Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper.
68–60
Maurice Ager made Two Point Layup.
70–60
Maurice Ager made Free Throw.
71–60
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
71–61
Travis Walton made Free Throw.
72–61
Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached.
72–64
Shannon Brown made Free Throw.
73–64
Travis Walton made Free Throw.
74–64
Travis Walton made Free Throw.
75–64
Shannon Brown made Free Throw.
76–64
Shannon Brown made Free Throw.
77–64
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Evan Seacat.
77–66

Play-by-play

P1 Vedran Vukusic Steal.
P1 Mohamed Hached missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P1 Drew Neitzel made Two Point Layup. 2–0
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. 2–2
P1 Paul Davis missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Paul Davis Offensive Rebound.
P1 Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
P1 Craig Moore missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Vince Scott Offensive Rebound.
P1 Vince Scott missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup. 4–2
P1 Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Craig Moore
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. 4–5
P1 Foul on Craig Moore
P1 Paul Davis missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul Davis made Free Throw. 5–5
P1 Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Vince Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Drew Neitzel Steal.
P1 Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. 7–5
P1 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P1 Marquise Gray Steal.
P1 Marquise Gray made Two Point Dunk Shot. 9–5
P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Foul on Tim Doyle
P1 Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.
P1 Vince Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 11–5
P1 Foul on Shannon Brown
P1 Tim Doyle missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tim Doyle made Free Throw. 11–6
P1 Drew Neitzel made Two Point Jumper. 13–6
P1 Foul on Paul Davis
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore. 13–8
P1 Foul on Sterling Williams
P1 Foul on Matt Trannon
P1 Travis Walton Steal.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Travis Walton. 15–8
P1 Foul on Paul Davis
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 15–9
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 15–10
P1 Craig Moore Steal.
P1 Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P1 Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown. 18–10
P1 Foul on Goran Suton
P1 Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 18–11
P1 Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 18–12
P1 Maurice Ager made Two Point Dunk Shot. 20–12
P1 Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup. 20–14
P1 Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 22–14
P1 Foul on Goran Suton
P1 Foul on Travis Walton
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 22–15
P1 Drew Neitzel missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marquise Gray Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Drew Neitzel
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 22–16
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 22–17
P1 Sterling Williams Steal.
P1 Sterling Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 24–17
P1 Marquise Gray Steal.
P1 Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Shannon Brown Offensive Rebound.
P1 Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup. 26–17
P1 Shannon Brown Steal.
P1 Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sterling Williams missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Drew Neitzel
P1 Foul on Vedran Vukusic
P1 Bernard Cote Steal.
P1 Tim Doyle missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marquise Gray. 28–17
P1 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P1 Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Williams. 28–20
P1 Bernard Cote Steal.
P1 Foul on Shannon Brown
P1 Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 28–21
P1 Paul Davis missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. 28–24
P1 Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Travis Walton Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matt Trannon
P1 Bernard Cote made Free Throw. 28–25
P1 Bernard Cote made Free Throw. 28–26
P1 Foul on Michael Jenkins
P1 Foul on Marquise Gray
P1 Foul on Vedran Vukusic
P1 Foul
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 28–27
P1 Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 28–28
P1 Maurice Ager made Two Point Jumper. 30–28
P1 Foul on Marquise Gray
P1 Michael Jenkins missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 30–29
P1 Michigan Stat Full Timeout.
P1 Foul on Bernard Cote
P1 Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 31–29
P1 Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 32–29
P1 Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 33–29
P1 Tim Doyle missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bernard Cote Steal.
P1 Bernard Cote missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Neitzel Steal.
P2 Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mohamed Hached Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Ager missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Bernard Cote Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached. 33–32
P2 Paul Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown. 35–32
P2 Bernard Cote missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Trannon Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Trannon missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shannon Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 38–32
P2 Foul on Matt Trannon
P2 Drew Neitzel missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.
P2 Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 40–32
P2 Foul on Maurice Ager
P2 Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 43–32
P2 Bernard Cote missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Ager made Two Point Layup. 45–32
P2 Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. 45–35
P2 Marquise Gray made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Shannon Brown. 47–35
P2 Foul on Bernard Cote
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.
P2 Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Craig Moore
P2 Paul Davis missed Free Throw.
P2 Paul Davis missed Free Throw.
P2 Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Paul Davis
P2 Vedran Vukusic missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Davis. 50–35
P2 Tim Doyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vedran Vukusic. 50–38
P2 Shannon Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Neitzel Steal.
P2 Foul on Tim Doyle
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 51–38
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 52–38
P2 Tim Doyle made Two Point Layup. 52–40
P2 Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. 52–42
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Ager missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul Davis Steal.
P2 Paul Davis made Two Point Jumper. 54–42
P2 Vedran Vukusic missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 56–42
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Tim Doyle missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Delco Rowley Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 58–42
P2 Foul on Craig Moore
P2 Shannon Brown missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Bernard Cote
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 59–42
P2 Maurice Ager missed Free Throw.
P2 Paul Davis Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Ager missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tim Doyle missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Delco Rowley Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Vedran Vukusic
P2 Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Travis Walton. 61–42
P2 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P2 Mohamed Hached made Two Point Dunk Shot. 61–44
P2 Travis Walton missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Michael Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Craig Moore Steal.
P2 Craig Moore made Two Point Layup. 61–46
P2 Foul on Mohamed Hached
P2 Maurice Ager missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Paul Davis
P2 Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 61–47
P2 Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 61–48
P2 Foul on Vedran Vukusic
P2 Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 62–48
P2 Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 63–48
P2 Foul on Drew Neitzel
P2 Michael Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mohamed Hached Offensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Walton Steal.
P2 Michael Jenkins Steal.
P2 Foul on Shannon Brown
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Free Throw.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 63–49
P2 Foul on Matt Trannon
P2 Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 63–50
P2 Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 63–51
P2 Foul on Bernard Cote
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 64–51
P2 Maurice Ager missed Free Throw.
P2 Bernard Cote Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Trannon
P2 Vedran Vukusic missed Free Throw.
P2 Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michael Jenkins Steal.
P2 Craig Moore missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Vedran Vukusic Offensive Rebound.
P2 Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Tip Shot. 64–53
P2 Foul on Marquise Gray
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 64–54
P2 Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 64–55
P2 Michigan Stat Full Timeout.
P2 Foul on Vedran Vukusic
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 65–55
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 66–55
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bernard Cote Steal.
P2 Bernard Cote made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Craig Moore. 66–57
P2 Foul on Mohamed Hached
P2 Travis Walton made Free Throw. 67–57
P2 Travis Walton made Free Throw. 68–57
P2 Bernard Cote missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michael Jenkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 68–60
P2 Northwestern Full Timeout.
P2 Maurice Ager made Two Point Layup. 70–60
P2 Foul on Mohamed Hached
P2 Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 71–60
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travis Walton
P2 Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 71–61
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Free Throw.
P2 Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michigan Stat Full Timeout.
P2 Foul on Michael Jenkins
P2 Travis Walton missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Walton made Free Throw. 72–61
P2 Michael Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mohamed Hached Offensive Rebound.
P2 Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached. 72–64
P2 Foul on Vedran Vukusic
P2 Shannon Brown missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shannon Brown made Free Throw. 73–64
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Michael Jenkins
P2 Travis Walton made Free Throw. 74–64
P2 Travis Walton made Free Throw. 75–64
P2 Evan Seacat missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Michael Jenkins
P2 Shannon Brown made Free Throw. 76–64
P2 Shannon Brown made Free Throw. 77–64
P2 Evan Seacat missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sterling Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Evan Seacat Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Evan Seacat. 77–66
P2 Foul on Paul Davis
P2 Mohamed Hached missed Free Throw.
P2 Sterling Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
P2 End Game

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Matt TrannonF	22	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	5
Paul DavisC	26	16	7-11	1-1	1-4	7	1	1	1	2	4	3	5
Drew NeitzelG	35	9	2-7	0-2	5-5	0	7	4	1	0	0	0	2
Shannon BrownG	36	22	9-14	1-2	3-5	8	3	6	2	1	3	5	3
Maurice AgerG	38	21	6-13	2-5	7-9	11	1	3	0	0	2	9	1
Marquise GrayF	17	4	2-3	0-0	0-3	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	3
Delco RowleyF	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Goran SutonC	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Travis WaltonG	17	5	0-1	0-0	5-6	5	4	2	2	1	0	5	2
Maurice JosephG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob HannonF
Jason AertsF
Idong IbokC
Drew NaymickC
DeMarcus DucreG
Bryan TibaldiG
Brandon DarntonG
Anthony HamoG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Vedran VukusicF	37	23	7-12	3-5	6-7	1	2	2	2	0	1	0	5
Sterling WilliamsG-F	23	2	0-4	0-1	2-4	5	0	0	1	0	2	3	2
Vince ScottC	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Craig MooreG	35	8	3-9	2-6	0-0	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	4
Mohamed HachedG
Bernard CoteF	19	10	3-6	2-3	2-2	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	4
Evan SeacatG	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim DoyleG	24	6	2-6	1-3	1-2	3	2	3	2	0	0	3	2
Mohamed HachadG	39	12	3-8	0-2	6-9	5	1	5	0	1	2	3	2
Michael JenkinsG	15	5	0-2	0-2	5-6	2	2	0	3	0	1	1	4
Jean-Marc MelchiorF
Patrick HoulihanF
Justin HoevelerG
Joe KennedyG
Michael ThompsonG

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