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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Dec 27, 2016
FINAL

Box Score

12T
NU513687
PSU324577

Game Recap

Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions game highlights

Lindsey leads Northwestern to 87-77 win over Penn State. ottie Lindsey scored 17 of his 31 points in the first half and Northwestern beat Penn State 87-77 on Tuesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Player Stats

Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Vic Law304-91-43-4125003512
30Bryant McIntosh365-131-40-058002311
25Barret Benson152-40-02-54220046
34Sanjay Lumpkin241-10-01-27211143
20Scottie Lindsey359-145-88-952112431
44Gavin Skelly294-92-22-250122312
32Nathan Taphorn131-41-40-02000123
12Isiah Brown162-91-44-40001029
23Jordan Ash20-00-00-00000000
TOTAL-28-6344.4%11-2642.3%20-2676.9%401955112787
Penn State Nittany Lions logoPENN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Lamar Stevens275-100-02-241002112
24Mike Watkins243-40-02-68113148
10Tony Carr355-131-44-573003415
23Josh Reaves377-163-65-744322322
33Shep Garner352-90-34-84110108
44Julian Moore91-10-00-01000122
0Payton Banks211-30-14-41000146
21Isaiah Washington10-00-00-00000010
5Terrence Samuel111-40-12-22010004
TOTAL-25-6041.7%4-1526.7%23-3467.6%311065111977

Play-by-Play

1st halfNUPSU
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Penn State.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:46) Mike Watkins Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (19:23) Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
    20
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (19:04) Lamar Stevens made Jumper.
    22
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (18:52) Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
    52
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (18:36) Mike Watkins made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
    54
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (18:08) Scottie Lindsey made Jumper. Assisted by Barret Benson.
    74
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:48) Josh Reaves missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:48) Lamar Stevens Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (17:41) Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Stevens.
    77
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (17:15) Vic Law made Jumper.
    97
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:53) Mike Watkins missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:53) Barret Benson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:45) Scottie Lindsey made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    117
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:32) Foul on Lamar Stevens.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:32) Lamar Stevens Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:27) Scottie Lindsey made Jumper.
    137
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:17) Foul on Bryant McIntosh.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (16:17) Payton Banks made Free Throw.
    138
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (16:17) Payton Banks made Free Throw.
    139
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:02) Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:02) Josh Reaves Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:51) Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:51) Bryant McIntosh Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:42) Bryant McIntosh made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.
    159
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:26) Terrence Samuel missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:26) Scottie Lindsey Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:26) Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:14) Vic Law made Layup.
    179
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:59) Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:59) Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:22) Foul on Julian Moore.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:22) Gavin Skelly made Free Throw.
    189
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:22) Gavin Skelly made Free Throw.
    199
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:08) Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:08) Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:00) Isiah Brown missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:00) Josh Reaves Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:00) Tony Carr Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:44) Julian Moore Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:44) Sanjay Lumpkin Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (13:35) Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper.
    229
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:15) Terrence Samuel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:15) Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:53) Foul on Payton Banks.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:50) Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:50) Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:41) Foul on Scottie Lindsey.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:38) Tony Carr missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:38) Mike Watkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:36) Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:36) Mike Watkins missed Free Throw.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:36) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:36) Mike Watkins missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:36) Vic Law Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:23) Barret Benson missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:23) Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:22) Barret Benson made Layup.
    249
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:22) Foul on Payton Banks.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:22) Barret Benson made Free Throw.
    259
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:07) Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:07) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:53) Foul on Vic Law.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:53) Mike Watkins missed Free Throw.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:53) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (11:53) Mike Watkins made Free Throw.
    2510
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:44) Barret Benson missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:44) Mike Watkins Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:44) Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:42) Foul on Mike Watkins.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:42) Barret Benson missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:42) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (11:42) Barret Benson made Free Throw.
    2610
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (11:32) Lamar Stevens made Layup.
    2612
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:16) Vic Law missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:16) Vic Law Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:16) Vic Law Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (11:02) Lamar Stevens made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
    2614
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:29) Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup.
    2814
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:09) Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:09) Sanjay Lumpkin Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:09) Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:03) Bryant McIntosh made Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
    3014
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:50) Shep Garner missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:50) Mike Watkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:41) Foul on Barret Benson.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (9:31) Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
    3016
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:22) Bryant McIntosh missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:22) Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:14) Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:14) Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:53) Vic Law made Jumper.
    3216
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (8:29) Tony Carr Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:16) Isiah Brown missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (8:16) Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (8:05) Shep Garner missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:59) Bryant McIntosh Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (7:41) Scottie Lindsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
    3516
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (7:11) Josh Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Watkins.
    3519
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:56) Isiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:56) Tony Carr Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (6:46) Tony Carr made Layup.
    3521
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:46) Foul on Isiah Brown.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (6:46) Tony Carr made Free Throw.
    3522
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:33) Gavin Skelly Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:33) Shep Garner Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:30) Shep Garner Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:20) Foul on Vic Law.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:20) Vic Law Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:01) Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:01) Sanjay Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:50) Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:50) Mike Watkins Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:50) Tony Carr Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:42) Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:42) Nathan Taphorn Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:18) Gavin Skelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    3822
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:01) Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:01) Josh Reaves Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:54) Josh Reaves missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:54) Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:50) Nathan Taphorn Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:50) Josh Reaves Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:44) Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (4:44) Josh Reaves made Free Throw.
    3823
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:44) Josh Reaves missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:44) Vic Law Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:31) Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:31) Shep Garner Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:21) Foul on Nathan Taphorn.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (4:21) Josh Reaves made Free Throw.
    3824
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (4:21) Josh Reaves made Free Throw.
    3825
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (3:58) Gavin Skelly made Dunk. Assisted by Vic Law.
    4025
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:45) Tony Carr missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:45) Vic Law Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (3:35) Scottie Lindsey made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    4225
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:35) Foul on Isaiah Washington.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:35) Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.
    4325
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:27) Tony Carr missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:27) Gavin Skelly Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:27) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:14) Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:14) Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:56) Bryant McIntosh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:56) Vic Law Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:51) Scottie Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (2:51) Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (2:41) Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Shep Garner.
    4327
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:28) Scottie Lindsey missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:28) Bryant McIntosh Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:17) Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:17) Gavin Skelly Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:03) Bryant McIntosh Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:59) Tony Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:59) Scottie Lindsey Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:49) Foul on Josh Reaves.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (1:49) Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.
    4427
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (1:49) Scottie Lindsey made Free Throw.
    4527
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:40) Foul on Scottie Lindsey.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:40) Shep Garner missed Free Throw.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:40) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (1:40) Shep Garner made Free Throw.
    4528
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:24) Foul on Mike Watkins.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:24) Barret Benson missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:24) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:24) Barret Benson missed Free Throw.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:24) Lamar Stevens Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:18) Foul on Gavin Skelly.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (1:18) Tony Carr made Free Throw.
    4529
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (1:18) Tony Carr made Free Throw.
    4530
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (1:06) Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    4830
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:50) Tony Carr missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:50) Josh Reaves Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:44) Josh Reaves missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:44) Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (0:38) Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
    5130
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (0:14) Lamar Stevens made Layup.
    5132
2nd half

Team Stats

87Points77
28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)
11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)
20-26(76.9%)Free Throw(%)23-34(67.6%)
41(14)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)
19Assists10
5Steals6
5Blocks5
12Turnovers11
27(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, December 27, 2016 · 3:00 PM
Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA
capacity: 15,104
tv: ESPN2
spread: NU -3