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Michigan State Spartans vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Jan 28, 2016
FINAL

Box Score

12T
MSU364076
NU242145

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

No. 12 Michigan State makes 16 3s, beats Northwestern 76-45. nzel Valentine made five of Michigan State's season-high 16 3-pointers and the 12th-ranked Spartans clamped down on cold-shooting Northwestern for a 76-45 victory Thursday night.

Player Stats

Michigan State Spartans logoMICHIGAN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Deyonta Davis224-70-00-011306328
10Matt Costello122-40-00-07100144
45Denzel Valentine307-115-70-067006319
5Bryn Forbes253-63-30-00200039
14Eron Harris262-72-60-03200126
30Matt Van Dyk31-10-02-20110004
25Kenny Goins152-20-00-05011004
15Marvin Clark II60-10-00-01301010
34Gavin Schilling130-10-00-03000020
41Colby Wollenman50-00-00-00000010
2Javon Bess60-00-00-01000010
20Matt McQuaid216-105-80-012101117
0Kyle Ahrens41-21-10-01000103
3Alvin Ellis III120-30-12-21120012
TOTAL-28-5550.9%16-2661.5%4-4100%402258132176
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Aaron Falzon353-92-63-462110211
30Bryant McIntosh314-152-54-412112014
22Alex Olah190-60-04-41010014
34Sanjay Lumpkin271-40-11-23010113
14Tre Demps292-140-70-04300314
44Gavin Skelly50-10-00-02010220
32Nathan Taphorn180-50-30-04000100
1Joey van Zegeren30-00-00-01000000
5Dererk Pardon191-20-03-33001015
23Jordan Ash141-20-12-21010114
TOTAL-12-5820.7%4-2317.4%17-1989.5%2676310945

Play-by-Play

1st halfMSUNU
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:47) Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:47) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:22) Denzel Valentine Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:22) Alex Olah Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:05) Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:05) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (18:56) Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    20
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:43) Tre Demps missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:43) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (18:12) Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    50
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:46) Foul on Matt Costello.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:38) Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:38) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:33) Denzel Valentine Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:10) Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:10) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:02) Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:02) Eron Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:53) Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:53) Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:47) Matt Costello Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:24) Bryant McIntosh Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:02) Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:02) Deyonta Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (16:02) Deyonta Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
    70
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:35) Foul on Bryn Forbes.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (15:35) Aaron Falzon made Free Throw.
    71
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (15:35) Aaron Falzon made Free Throw.
    72
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:18) Gavin Schilling missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:18) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:16) Foul on Eron Harris.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:57) Foul on Gavin Schilling.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:57) Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.
    73
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:57) Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.
    74
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:36) Eron Harris Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:19) Tre Demps made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.
    76
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:11) Foul on Dererk Pardon.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (13:59) Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
    96
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:36) Tre Demps Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:36) Kenny Goins Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:28) Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:28) Bryant McIntosh Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:27) Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:00) Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:00) Alex Olah Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:50) Alex Olah missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:50) Aaron Falzon Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:43) Aaron Falzon missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:42) Kenny Goins Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:41) Aaron Falzon Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:32) Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:32) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (12:23) Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
    126
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:11) Bryant McIntosh Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:05) Matt Costello missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:05) Tre Demps Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:54) Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup. Assisted by Tre Demps.
    128
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:47) Deyonta Davis Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:47) Jordan Ash Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:42) Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:42) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:42) Foul on Matt Costello.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:38) Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:38) Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:34) Foul on Alex Olah.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:06) Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:06) Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:44) Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
    1210
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (10:30) Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
    1510
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:03) Nathan Taphorn missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (10:03) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (9:47) Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
    1810
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:17) Alex Olah missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:17) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (9:01) Deyonta Davis made Dunk.
    2010
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:34) Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:34) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (8:26) Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.
    2013
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (8:05) Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
    2313
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:50) Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:50) Marvin Clark Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:28) Denzel Valentine Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (7:08) Aaron Falzon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    2316
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:56) Denzel Valentine Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:53) Aaron Falzon missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:53) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:41) Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:40) Deyonta Davis Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:39) Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (6:12) Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
    2616
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:49) Sanjay Lumpkin missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:49) Deyonta Davis Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:49) Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:36) Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:36) Joey van Zegeren Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:28) Aaron Falzon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:28) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (5:06) Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.
    2916
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:34) Tre Demps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:34) Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:31) Foul on Gavin Schilling.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:28) Tre Demps Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (4:10) Kenny Goins made Dunk. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
    3116
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:38) Alex Olah missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:38) Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:06) Michigan St Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:01) Foul on Colby Wollenman.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:01) Alex Olah made Free Throw.
    3117
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:01) Alex Olah made Free Throw.
    3118
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:38) Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:38) Dererk Pardon Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:24) Sanjay Lumpkin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:24) Dererk Pardon Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (2:13) Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.
    3121
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:53) Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:53) Aaron Falzon Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:53) Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (1:47) Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
    3421
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:24) Dererk Pardon made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    3423
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:21) Foul on Bryn Forbes.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (1:21) Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
    3424
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (1:01) Deyonta Davis made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    3624
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:47) Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:47) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:22) Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:22) Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:16) Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:16) Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:09) Matt McQuaid Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:09) Bryant McIntosh Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:04) Bryant McIntosh missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:04) Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:04) Foul on Aaron Falzon.
2nd half

Team Stats

76Points45
28-55(50.9%)Field Goal(%)12-58(20.7%)
16-26(61.5%)3-Point(%)4-23(17.4%)
4-4(100.0%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)
42(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(14)
22Assists7
5Steals6
8Blocks3
15Turnovers11
21(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)
31Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, January 28, 2016 · 9:00 PM
Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
attendance: 8,117 (115.3%)
tv: ESPN
spread: MSU -6