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FINAL
Dec 18, 2019

Game Recap

Winston, No. 15 Michigan State top Northwestern 77-72. ssius Winston scored 21 points and Xavier Tillman had 15 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 15 Michigan State beat Northwestern 77-72 on Wednesday night.

Box Score

12T
MSU374077
NU274572
Michigan State Spartans logoMICHIGAN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
30Marcus Bingham Jr.132-40-12-25000006
44Gabe Brown364-83-40-0100010311
11Aaron Henry261-91-50-08500633
23Xavier Tillman356-121-32-2104213115
5Cassius Winston378-162-53-416104121
25Malik Hall172-40-01-23201135
15Thomas Kithier153-50-00-04000006
3Foster Loyer31-11-14-40000107
41Conner George10-00-00-00000000
0Kyle Ahrens171-21-20-00000113
TOTAL28-6145.9%9-2142.9%12-1485.7%411733161277
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Pete Nance326-122-60-072012314
10Miller Kopp242-91-34-52200219
15Ryan Young302-50-02-27210216
12Pat Spencer192-60-00-00110214
11Anthony Gaines282-40-00-00140034
4Jared Jones71-10-00-02011002
31Robbie Beran111-40-20-10102022
21A.J. Turner232-71-30-03210025
0Boo Buie268-135-75-714000226
2Ryan Greer00-00-00-00000000
TOTAL26-6142.6%9-2142.9%11-1573.3%22158481572

Play-by-Play

1st halfmsunu
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Michigan State
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (19:47) Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
    30
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:28) Ryan Young Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (19:17) Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
    60
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:40) Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:40) Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:19) Foul on Anthony Gaines.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (18:19) Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
    70
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (18:19) Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
    80
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:05) Pete Nance missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:05) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:58) Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:58) Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:47) Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:47) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:39) Pat Spencer Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:39) Cassius Winston Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:32) Cassius Winston missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:32) Gabe Brown Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:32) Gabe Brown missed Dunk.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:32) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:07) Ryan Young Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:07) Xavier Tillman Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:00) Aaron Henry missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:00) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:37) Anthony Gaines made Jumper.
    82
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:12) Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:12) Aaron Henry Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (16:05) Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
    102
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:40) Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:40) Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:30) Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:30) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:17) Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:17) Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (15:06) Marcus Bingham Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
    122
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:38) Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
    124
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:27) Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:27) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • (14:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:15) Foul on Gabe Brown.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:15) Ryan Young made Free Throw.
    125
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:15) Ryan Young made Free Throw.
    126
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:09) Xavier Tillman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:09) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:40) Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:40) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:29) Thomas Kithier missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:29) Robbie Beran Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:29) Aaron Henry Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (13:18) Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
    156
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:05) Ryan Young missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:05) Ryan Young Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:56) Ryan Young made Layup.
    158
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:56) Aaron Henry Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:41) Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:41) Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (12:12) Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
    188
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:53) Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:53) Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:39) Kyle Ahrens Turnover.
  • (11:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (11:34) A.J. Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    1811
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:05) Foul on Robbie Beran.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:05) Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:05) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (11:05) Malik Hall made Free Throw.
    1911
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:42) Anthony Gaines missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:42) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:26) Jared Jones made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
    1913
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (10:17) Aaron Henry Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:10) Pete Nance Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:10) Foul on Pete Nance.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:55) Malik Hall missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:55) Jared Jones Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:55) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:34) A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:34) Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (9:24) Cassius Winston made Layup.
    2113
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:54) A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:54) Pete Nance Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:47) Pete Nance made Jumper.
    2115
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (8:41) Gabe Brown made Jumper.
    2315
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:32) Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (8:32) Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (8:27) Xavier Tillman Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (8:19) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
    2318
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (8:10) Cassius Winston Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:10) Anthony Gaines Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:05) Anthony Gaines made Layup.
    2320
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:43) Cassius Winston Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:43) Anthony Gaines Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:32) Pete Nance Turnover.
  • (7:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (7:11) Xavier Tillman made Jumper.
    2520
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:49) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:49) Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:37) Xavier Tillman missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:37) Marcus Bingham Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (6:33) Marcus Bingham Jr. made Dunk.
    2720
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:09) Ryan Young missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:09) Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (6:01) Cassius Winston made Layup.
    2920
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:00) Northwestern Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:46) Miller Kopp Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (5:42) Cassius Winston made Layup.
    3120
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:42) Foul on Anthony Gaines.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (5:42) Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
    3220
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:34) Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    3223
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:20) Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:20) Pete Nance Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:20) Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (5:16) Thomas Kithier made Layup.
    3423
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:04) Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:04) Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:40) Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:40) A.J. Turner Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:29) Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    3425
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:20) Foul on Cassius Winston.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:20) Cassius Winston Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:05) Miller Kopp missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:05) Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (3:55) Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
    3725
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:39) Boo Buie missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:39) Xavier Tillman Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:39) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:26) Aaron Henry Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:26) Jared Jones Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:21) Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:21) Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:00) Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:00) Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:54) A.J. Turner missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:54) Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:46) Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:46) Miller Kopp Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:15) A.J. Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:15) Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:00) Michigan State Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:50) Gabe Brown missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:50) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:41) Foul on Miller Kopp.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:41) Miller Kopp Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:21) Gabe Brown missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:21) Jared Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:50) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:48) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:28) Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:28) Jared Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:02) Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:02) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
    3726
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:02) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
    3727
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

77Points72
28-61(45.9%)Field Goal(%)26-61(42.6%)
9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)9-21(42.9%)
12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)
48(14)Rebounds(Offensive)24(4)
17Assists15
3Steals8
3Blocks4
16Turnovers8
12(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)
16Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 · 8:00 PM
Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
attendance: 6,734 (95.7%)
tv: BTN
spread: MSU -12
over/under: 139