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FINAL
Dec 20, 2020

Game Recap

Buie, Northwestern beat No. 4 Michigan State 79-65. Boo Buie scored a career-high 30 points and Northwestern beat Michigan State for the first time in almost a decade, topping the No. 4 Spartans 79-65 on Sunday night.

Box Score

12T
MSU303565
NU433679
Michigan State Spartans logoMICHIGAN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Thomas Kithier181-20-00-02100022
0Aaron Henry255-100-21-123101211
20Joey Hauser212-71-50-02130305
2Rocket Watts212-111-50-01300015
1Joshua Langford164-81-30-02200059
25Malik Hall224-71-21-493101010
34Julius Marble91-20-01-22000003
30Marcus Bingham Jr.80-10-00-00101010
44Gabe Brown254-51-21-151001010
22Mady Sissoko20-00-00-00000000
11AJ Hoggard61-41-30-02110023
3Foster Loyer252-82-70-05210226
10Jack Hoiberg20-20-21-21100011
TOTAL26-6738.8%8-3125.8%5-1050.0%33197181665
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Robbie Beran321-41-42-22100045
22Pete Nance296-81-22-2124004215
10Miller Kopp281-30-13-31310105
0Boo Buie249-155-67-834003030
1Chase Audige242-80-30-03030244
15Ryan Young111-30-00-03000002
3Ty Berry204-53-41-301301012
2Ryan Greer201-30-10-03200112
11Anthony Gaines122-20-00-03100034
TOTAL27-5152.9%10-2147.6%15-1883.3%301670121479

Play-by-Play

1st halfmsunu
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Northwestern
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:42) Boo Buie Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:42) Joey Hauser Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:35) Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:35) Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:13) Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:13) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:03) Foul on Rocket Watts.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:55) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:55) Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:37) Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:37) Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:33) Jump Ball won by Michigan State
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:31) Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:31) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:18) Pete Nance Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:18) Aaron Henry Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (18:12) Aaron Henry made Layup.
    20
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:47) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:47) Rocket Watts Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (17:39) Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
    40
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:13) Foul on Thomas Kithier.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (17:13) Pete Nance made Free Throw.
    41
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (17:13) Pete Nance made Free Throw.
    42
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:57) Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:57) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:32) Pete Nance made Jumper.
    44
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:21) Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:21) Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (15:56) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
    47
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:47) Rocket Watts missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:47) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:41) Chase Audige made Dunk. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    49
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (15:21) Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:21) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:59) Foul on Joshua Langford.
  • (14:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:59) Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
    410
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (14:59) Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
    411
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:49) Foul on Anthony Gaines.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (14:36) Gabe Brown made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
    611
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:36) Foul on Anthony Gaines.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (14:36) Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
    711
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:25) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:25) Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (14:15) Malik Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
    1011
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (14:00) Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
    1014
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:38) Aaron Henry missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:38) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:27) Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:27) Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:04) Aaron Henry missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:04) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:47) Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:47) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (12:36) Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
    1314
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:17) Ryan Greer made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance.
    1316
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:12) Foster Loyer Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:12) Chase Audige Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:04) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:04) Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (11:36) Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper.
    1616
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:19) Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
    1618
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:01) Aaron Henry Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:01) Chase Audige Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:47) Chase Audige missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (10:47) Marcus Bingham Jr. Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (10:47) Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (10:28) Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:28) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:18) Northwestern Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (9:57) Boo Buie made Layup.
    1620
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:33) Joey Hauser Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:33) Ty Berry Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:31) Foul on Foster Loyer.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:04) Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:04) Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (8:56) Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
    1820
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:41) Ryan Young missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (8:41) Joey Hauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (8:28) Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:28) Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:19) Ty Berry made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    1822
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:54) Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:54) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (7:34) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.
    1825
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (7:09) Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts.
    2125
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:35) Boo Buie missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:35) Julius Marble II Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:29) Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:29) Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:20) Ryan Greer missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:20) Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:47) Joey Hauser missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:47) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:46) Foul on Joshua Langford.
  • (5:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (5:40) Anthony Gaines made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance.
    2127
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:24) Gabe Brown Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:59) Foul on A.J. Hoggard.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (4:59) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
    2128
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:59) Boo Buie missed Free Throw.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:59) Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:46) Foul on Chase Audige.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (4:35) Gabe Brown made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
    2328
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:19) Boo Buie missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:19) A.J. Hoggard Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:10) A.J. Hoggard missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:10) Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (4:03) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Gaines.
    2331
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:46) Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:46) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (3:36) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
    2334
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:33) Michigan State Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:23) Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:23) Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:15) Boo Buie Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:15) Joey Hauser Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (3:08) Aaron Henry made Dunk. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
    2534
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:54) Foul on Aaron Henry.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:54) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
    2535
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:54) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:43) Foster Loyer missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:43) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:28) Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:28) Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
    2537
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:28) Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
    2538
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:12) Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:12) Malik Hall Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (2:07) Malik Hall made Dunk.
    2738
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:59) Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:59) Foster Loyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:45) Foul on Chase Audige.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:39) Foul on Robbie Beran.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:39) Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:39) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (1:39) Malik Hall made Free Throw.
    2838
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:23) Pete Nance made Layup.
    2840
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (1:13) Aaron Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
    3040
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (0:54) Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.
    3043
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:35) Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:35) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:07) Foul on Ryan Greer.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:07) Ryan Greer Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:00) Foster Loyer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:00) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

65Points79
26-67(38.8%)Field Goal(%)27-51(52.9%)
8-31(25.8%)3-Point(%)10-21(47.6%)
5-10(50%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)
33(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(3)
19Assists16
7Steals7
1Blocks0
8Turnovers12
16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
4Largest Lead21

Game Details

Sunday, December 20, 2020 · 7:00 PM
Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
capacity: 7,039
tv: BTN
spread: MSU -7.5
over/under: 149.5