Northwestern (55) vs Michigan St (81) · Jan 2, 2019 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 2, 2019

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	32	23	55
MSU	52	29	81

Game Recap

Ward scores 21, No. 8 Michigan State tops Northwestern 81-55. Nick Ward scored all 21 of his points in the first half to help No. 8 Michigan State build a big lead and it went on to beat Northwestern 81-55 Wednesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Miller Kopp	27	2-7	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	5
21A.J. Turner	23	3-7	0-1	1-2	1	3	0	1	2	4	7
4Vic Law	26	2-8	1-5	0-0	0	4	1	0	2	4	5
5Dererk Pardon	27	9-15	0-1	1-2	3	3	1	0	0	4	19
14Ryan Taylor	32	3-10	1-4	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	9
22Pete Nance	15	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2
35Aaron Falzon	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
25Barret Benson	13	2-6	0-0	3-4	7	1	1	0	0	3	7
2Ryan Greer	12	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
11Anthony Gaines	19	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	1





TOTAL	-	22-6434.4%	3-1816.7%	8-1266.7%	21	16	4	2	8	20	55

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
44Nick Ward	25	9-16	0-0	3-6	7	0	0	2	2	3	21
25Kenny Goins	27	4-7	0-1	0-0	12	1	0	3	0	3	8
5Cassius Winston	28	4-6	1-1	4-6	2	12	1	0	2	1	13
20Matt McQuaid	27	4-7	2-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	2	10
0Kyle Ahrens	21	5-7	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	3	11
30Marcus Bingham Jr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
15Thomas Kithier	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Gabe Brown	13	0-2	0-2	0-1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
11Aaron Henry	19	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	4	1	0	1	0	4
23Xavier Tillman	20	6-7	1-1	1-2	8	1	1	2	5	3	14
40Braden Burke	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Foster Loyer	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	1	0
14Brock Washington	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jack Hoiberg	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41Conner George	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	34-5858.6%	5-1241.7%	8-1553.3%	46	28	4	7	13	18	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUMSU

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Northwestern
+2 (19:43) A.J. Turner made Layup. Assisted by Dererk Pardon.
20
+2 (19:31) Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
22
+2 (19:11) A.J. Turner made Jumper. Assisted by Dererk Pardon.
42
(19:00) Kyle Ahrens Turnover.
+2 (18:51) Dererk Pardon made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
62
+2 (18:21) Cassius Winston made Jumper.
64
(18:03) A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
(18:03) Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:50) Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.
(17:41) Nick Ward missed Jumper.
(17:41) Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:20) Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
67
+2 (17:08) Dererk Pardon made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
87
(17:01) Foul on Vic Law.
(16:46) Matt McQuaid missed Layup.
(16:46) Matt McQuaid Offensive Rebound.
(16:46) Matt McQuaid missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(16:46) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
(16:32) Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Foul on A.J. Turner.
+1 (16:18) Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
88
+1 (16:18) Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
89
+3 (15:55) Vic Law made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
119
(15:43) Foul on Miller Kopp.
(15:43) Official TV Timeout
(15:43) Xavier Tillman missed Free Throw.
(15:43) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:43) Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
1110
+2 (15:38) A.J. Turner made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.
1310
+2 (15:23) Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
1312
(15:10) Barret Benson missed Layup.
(15:10) Xavier Tillman Block.
(15:10) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
1314
(14:30) A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
(14:30) Nick Ward Block.
(14:30) Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Foul on Barret Benson.
+2 (14:06) Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
1316
+2 (13:36) Dererk Pardon made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
1516
+2 (13:22) Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
1518
(13:00) Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:00) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Foul on Dererk Pardon.
(12:43) Nick Ward missed Jumper.
(12:43) Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Dererk Pardon missed Jumper.
(12:31) Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
1520
+2 (11:53) Dererk Pardon made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
1720
+2 (11:41) Matt McQuaid made Jumper.
1722
(11:28) Anthony Gaines missed Jumper.
(11:28) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Foul on A.J. Turner.
(11:01) Foul on Dererk Pardon.
(11:01) Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
(11:01) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
(10:51) Ryan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:51) Barret Benson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Barret Benson made Two Point Tip Shot.
1922
(10:40) Nick Ward missed Jumper.
(10:40) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Foul on Kenny Goins.
(10:25) Ryan Taylor missed Jumper.
(10:25) Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:09) Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
1924
(10:09) Foul on Barret Benson.
(10:09) Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
(10:09) Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:46) Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barret Benson.
2224
(9:35) Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
(9:35) Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:35) Nick Ward made Two Point Tip Shot.
2226
(9:13) Barret Benson missed Jumper.
(9:13) Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Nick Ward missed Jumper.
(9:03) Miller Kopp Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:34) Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
2426
+2 (8:20) Matt McQuaid made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
2428
(7:57) Foul on Matt McQuaid.
(7:45) Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
(7:45) Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:25) Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
2430
(7:11) Vic Law missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:11) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:57) Kenny Goins made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
2432
(6:55) Northwestern Timeout
(6:37) Vic Law missed Jumper.
(6:37) Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Cassius Winston made Jumper.
2434
(6:14) Vic Law Turnover.
(6:04) Foul on Xavier Tillman.
(6:04) Xavier Tillman Turnover.
(5:54) Dererk Pardon missed Layup.
(5:54) Xavier Tillman Block.
(5:54) Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Foul on A.J. Turner.
(5:46) Cassius Winston missed Free Throw.
(5:46) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:46) Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
2435
(5:33) Dererk Pardon missed Layup.
(5:33) Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Foul on Vic Law.
+1 (5:16) Nick Ward made Free Throw.
2436
+1 (5:16) Nick Ward made Free Throw.
2437
+2 (4:47) Dererk Pardon made Layup. Assisted by Vic Law.
2637
+2 (4:35) Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
2639
(4:17) Vic Law missed Jumper.
(4:17) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:09) Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
2642
(3:52) Dererk Pardon missed Jumper.
(3:52) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:37) Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
2644
(3:17) Pete Nance missed Jumper.
(3:17) Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:09) Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
2647
(3:09) Northwestern Timeout
+2 (2:46) Vic Law made Jumper. Assisted by Dererk Pardon.
2847
(2:25) Foul on Xavier Tillman.
(2:25) Xavier Tillman Turnover.
+2 (2:15) Ryan Taylor made Jumper.
3047
+2 (2:07) Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
3049
(1:37) Foul on Vic Law.
(1:37) Vic Law Turnover.
+2 (1:13) Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
3051
(0:50) Miller Kopp missed Layup.
(0:50) Dererk Pardon Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:50) Dererk Pardon made Two Point Tip Shot.
3251
(0:40) Michigan State Timeout
(0:30) Nick Ward missed Layup.
(0:30) Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.
(0:30) Foul on Dererk Pardon.
+1 (0:30) Nick Ward made Free Throw.
3252
(0:30) Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
(0:30) Barret Benson Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Ryan Greer Turnover.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

55Points81

22-64(34.4%)Field Goal(%)34-58(58.6%)

3-18(16.7%)3-Point(%)5-12(41.7%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)8-15(53.3%)

25(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(9)

16Assists28

4Steals4

2Blocks7

8Turnovers14

20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

4Largest Lead32

Game Details

Wednesday, January 2, 2019 · 8:30 PM

Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI

attendance: 14,797 (100.0%)

tv: BTN

spread: MSU -12.5

over/under: 138