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Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats 77–66

2006-02-04 · NCAA · Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston IL · Att. 8,117

Michigan State Spartans 2005-06 · Northwestern Wildcats 2005-06 · 2005-06 season

Team stats

	Michigan State	Northwestern
Field goals	26-50 .520	18-50 .360
Three-pointers	4-10 .400	8-24 .333
Free throws	21-32 .656	22-30 .733
Offensive rebounds	13	7
Defensive rebounds	27	17
Total rebounds	45	27
Assists	17	12
Steals	9	10
Blocks	5	2
Turnovers	17	11
Personal fouls	23	23
Technical fouls	2	1
Largest lead	19	1

Michigan State Spartans

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Maurice Ager G	38	21	6-13	2-5	7-9	2	9	11	1	0	0	3	1
Shannon Brown G	36	22	9-14	1-2	3-5	3	5	8	3	2	1	6	3
Drew Neitzel G	35	9	2-7	0-2	5-5	0	0	0	7	1	0	4	2
Paul Davis C	26	16	7-11	1-1	1-4	4	3	7	1	1	2	1	5
Matt Trannon F	22	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
Travis Walton G	17	5	0-1	0-0	5-6	0	5	5	4	2	1	2	2
Marquise Gray F	17	4	2-3	0-0	0-3	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	3
Delco Rowley F	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Goran Suton C	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Maurice Joseph G	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		77	26-50	4-10	21-32	13	27	45	17	9	5	17	23

FG .520 · 3P .400 · FT .656

Did not play: Jason Aerts, Anthony Hamo, Jacob Hannon, Idong Ibok, Drew Naymick, DeMarcus Ducre, Bryan Tibaldi, Brandon Darnton

Northwestern Wildcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Vedran Vukusic F	37	23	7-12	3-5	6-7	1	0	1	2	2	0	2	5
Craig Moore G	35	8	3-9	2-6	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	4
Sterling Williams G-F	23	2	0-4	0-1	2-4	2	3	5	0	1	0	0	2
Vince Scott C	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mohamed Hachad G	39	12	3-8	0-2	6-9	2	3	5	1	0	1	5	2
Tim Doyle G	24	6	2-6	1-3	1-2	0	3	3	2	2	0	3	2
Bernard Cote F	19	10	3-6	2-3	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	4
Michael Jenkins G	15	5	0-2	0-2	5-6	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	4
Evan Seacat G	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		66	18-50	8-24	22-30	7	17	27	12	10	2	11	23

FG .360 · 3P .333 · FT .733

Did not play: Mohamed Hached, Jean-Marc Melchior, Patrick Houlihan, Justin Hoeveler, Joe Kennedy, Michael Thompson

Officials: Donnee Gray, Tom Clark, Steve Skiles

Play-by-play

Show every play (318)

First half

19:46 NU Vedran Vukusic Steal.
19:15 NU Mohamed Hached missed Three Point Jumper.
19:15 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
19:00 MSU Drew Neitzel made Two Point Layup. 2–0
18:26 NU Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. 2–2
18:09 MSU Paul Davis missed Two Point Jumper.
18:07 MSU Paul Davis Offensive Rebound.
18:03 MSU Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.
18:03 NU Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
17:29 NU Craig Moore missed Two Point Jumper.
17:29 NU Vince Scott Offensive Rebound.
17:25 NU Vince Scott missed Two Point Layup.
17:25 MSU Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.
17:16 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup. 4–2
17:00 NU Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Layup.
16:57 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
16:53 NU Foul on Craig Moore
16:28 NU Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. 4–5
16:17 NU Foul on Craig Moore
16:17 MSU Paul Davis missed Free Throw.
16:17 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
16:17 MSU Paul Davis made Free Throw. 5–5
16:05 NU Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Layup.
16:00 MSU Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
15:58 MSU Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.
15:58 NU Vince Scott Defensive Rebound.
15:48 MSU Drew Neitzel Steal.
15:45 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. 7–5
15:41 NU Northwestern Full Timeout.
15:11 MSU Marquise Gray Steal.
15:07 MSU Marquise Gray made Two Point Dunk Shot. 9–5
14:50 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
14:50 MSU Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
14:39 MSU Official TV Timeout.
14:28 NU Foul on Tim Doyle
14:28 MSU Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.
14:28 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
14:28 MSU Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.
14:28 NU Vince Scott Defensive Rebound.
13:56 MSU Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 11–5
13:30 MSU Foul on Shannon Brown
13:30 NU Tim Doyle missed Free Throw.
13:30 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
13:30 NU Tim Doyle made Free Throw. 11–6
13:02 MSU Drew Neitzel made Two Point Jumper. 13–6
12:38 MSU Foul on Paul Davis
12:38 NU Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore. 13–8
12:31 NU Foul on Sterling Williams
12:02 MSU Foul on Matt Trannon
11:35 MSU Travis Walton Steal.
11:27 MSU Official TV Timeout.
10:55 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
10:55 MSU Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
10:33 MSU Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Travis Walton. 15–8
10:20 MSU Foul on Paul Davis
10:20 NU Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 15–9
10:20 NU Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 15–10
10:20 NU Craig Moore Steal.
10:20 NU Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
10:20 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
10:20 MSU Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown. 18–10
9:48 MSU Foul on Goran Suton
9:48 NU Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 18–11
9:48 NU Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 18–12
9:44 MSU Maurice Ager made Two Point Dunk Shot. 20–12
9:18 NU Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup. 20–14
9:05 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 22–14
8:49 MSU Foul on Goran Suton
8:04 MSU Foul on Travis Walton
7:59 NU Official TV Timeout.
7:59 NU Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.
7:59 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
7:59 NU Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 22–15
7:24 MSU Drew Neitzel missed Three Point Jumper.
7:24 MSU Marquise Gray Offensive Rebound.
7:16 MSU Foul on Drew Neitzel
7:16 NU Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 22–16
7:16 NU Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 22–17
6:59 NU Sterling Williams Steal.
6:38 NU Sterling Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
6:38 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
6:21 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 24–17
6:09 MSU Marquise Gray Steal.
6:04 MSU Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.
6:04 MSU Shannon Brown Offensive Rebound.
6:04 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Layup. 26–17
5:59 MSU Shannon Brown Steal.
5:40 MSU Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.
5:40 NU Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.
5:28 NU Sterling Williams missed Two Point Layup.
5:28 MSU Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
5:10 MSU Foul on Drew Neitzel
5:10 NU Foul on Vedran Vukusic
5:08 NU Bernard Cote Steal.
5:02 NU Tim Doyle missed Three Point Jumper.
5:02 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
4:53 MSU Paul Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marquise Gray. 28–17
4:35 NU Northwestern Full Timeout.
4:29 NU Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Williams. 28–20
4:16 NU Bernard Cote Steal.
4:12 MSU Foul on Shannon Brown
4:12 NU Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.
4:12 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
4:12 NU Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 28–21
4:04 MSU Paul Davis missed Two Point Jumper.
4:04 MSU Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.
3:37 MSU Official TV Timeout.
3:09 NU Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. 28–24
2:41 MSU Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.
2:41 MSU Travis Walton Offensive Rebound.
2:41 MSU Foul on Matt Trannon
2:41 NU Bernard Cote made Free Throw. 28–25
2:41 NU Bernard Cote made Free Throw. 28–26
2:34 NU Foul on Michael Jenkins
2:21 MSU Foul on Marquise Gray
2:21 NU Foul on Vedran Vukusic
2:21 MSU Foul
2:21 NU Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 28–27
2:21 NU Vedran Vukusic made Free Throw. 28–28
2:06 MSU Maurice Ager made Two Point Jumper. 30–28
1:50 MSU Foul on Marquise Gray
1:50 NU Michael Jenkins missed Free Throw.
1:50 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
1:50 NU Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 30–29
1:21 MSU Michigan Stat Full Timeout.
1:12 NU Foul on Bernard Cote
1:12 MSU Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 31–29
1:12 MSU Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 32–29
1:01 MSU Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 33–29
0:35 NU Tim Doyle missed Three Point Jumper.
0:35 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
0:13 NU Bernard Cote Steal.
0:05 NU Bernard Cote missed Three Point Jumper.
0:05 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
0:00 End of the 1st Half.

Second half

19:52 MSU Drew Neitzel Steal.
19:47 MSU Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.
19:47 NU Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
19:40 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
19:40 NU Mohamed Hached Offensive Rebound.
19:24 MSU Maurice Ager missed Two Point Layup.
19:24 NU Bernard Cote Defensive Rebound.
18:53 NU Bernard Cote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached. 33–32
18:34 MSU Paul Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Brown. 35–32
18:07 NU Bernard Cote missed Two Point Layup.
18:07 MSU Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.
17:52 MSU Maurice Ager missed Two Point Jumper.
17:52 MSU Matt Trannon Offensive Rebound.
17:46 MSU Matt Trannon missed Two Point Layup.
17:46 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
17:40 MSU Shannon Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 38–32
17:20 MSU Foul on Matt Trannon
17:02 MSU Drew Neitzel missed Three Point Jumper.
17:02 MSU Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.
16:56 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 40–32
16:28 MSU Foul on Maurice Ager
16:27 NU Vedran Vukusic missed Two Point Jumper.
16:27 MSU Paul Davis Defensive Rebound.
16:10 MSU Paul Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Neitzel. 43–32
15:57 NU Bernard Cote missed Two Point Jumper.
15:57 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
15:51 MSU Maurice Ager made Two Point Layup. 45–32
15:51 NU Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. 45–35
15:35 MSU Marquise Gray made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Shannon Brown. 47–35
15:35 NU Foul on Bernard Cote
14:51 MSU Official TV Timeout.
14:51 MSU Marquise Gray missed Free Throw.
14:51 NU Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
14:25 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
14:25 MSU Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
14:11 NU Foul on Craig Moore
14:11 MSU Paul Davis missed Free Throw.
14:11 MSU Paul Davis missed Free Throw.
14:11 NU Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.
13:55 MSU Foul on Paul Davis
13:50 NU Vedran Vukusic missed Three Point Jumper.
13:50 MSU Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
13:35 MSU Maurice Ager made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Davis. 50–35
13:14 NU Tim Doyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vedran Vukusic. 50–38
12:51 MSU Shannon Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
12:51 NU Tim Doyle Defensive Rebound.
12:32 MSU Drew Neitzel Steal.
12:30 NU Foul on Tim Doyle
12:30 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 51–38
12:30 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 52–38
12:30 NU Tim Doyle made Two Point Layup. 52–40
11:48 NU Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Jumper. 52–42
11:35 MSU Official TV Timeout.
11:27 MSU Drew Neitzel missed Two Point Jumper.
11:27 MSU Maurice Ager Offensive Rebound.
11:20 MSU Maurice Ager missed Three Point Jumper.
11:20 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
10:48 MSU Paul Davis Steal.
10:36 MSU Paul Davis made Two Point Jumper. 54–42
10:21 NU Vedran Vukusic missed Three Point Jumper.
10:21 MSU Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
9:44 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 56–42
9:23 NU Official TV Timeout.
9:13 NU Tim Doyle missed Two Point Layup.
9:13 MSU Delco Rowley Defensive Rebound.
9:00 MSU Shannon Brown made Two Point Jumper. 58–42
9:00 NU Foul on Craig Moore
9:00 MSU Shannon Brown missed Free Throw.
9:00 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
9:00 NU Foul on Bernard Cote
9:00 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 59–42
9:00 MSU Maurice Ager missed Free Throw.
9:00 MSU Paul Davis Offensive Rebound.
9:00 MSU Maurice Ager missed Three Point Jumper.
9:00 NU Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
9:00 NU Tim Doyle missed Two Point Layup.
9:00 MSU Delco Rowley Defensive Rebound.
9:00 NU Foul on Vedran Vukusic
8:19 MSU Paul Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Travis Walton. 61–42
8:12 NU Northwestern Full Timeout.
8:08 NU Mohamed Hached made Two Point Dunk Shot. 61–44
7:45 MSU Travis Walton missed Two Point Jumper.
7:45 NU Michael Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
7:30 NU Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
7:30 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
7:16 MSU Official TV Timeout.
7:10 NU Craig Moore Steal.
7:08 NU Craig Moore made Two Point Layup. 61–46
6:26 NU Foul on Mohamed Hached
6:26 MSU Maurice Ager missed Three Point Jumper.
6:26 NU Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
6:26 MSU Foul on Paul Davis
6:26 NU Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 61–47
6:26 NU Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 61–48
5:59 NU Foul on Vedran Vukusic
5:59 MSU Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 62–48
5:59 MSU Drew Neitzel made Free Throw. 63–48
5:55 MSU Foul on Drew Neitzel
5:49 NU Michael Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
5:49 NU Mohamed Hached Offensive Rebound.
5:41 MSU Travis Walton Steal.
5:41 NU Michael Jenkins Steal.
5:33 MSU Foul on Shannon Brown
5:33 NU Mohamed Hached missed Free Throw.
5:33 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
5:33 NU Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 63–49
5:03 MSU Foul on Matt Trannon
5:03 NU Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 63–50
5:03 NU Michael Jenkins made Free Throw. 63–51
4:55 NU Foul on Bernard Cote
4:55 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 64–51
4:55 MSU Maurice Ager missed Free Throw.
4:55 NU Bernard Cote Defensive Rebound.
4:43 MSU Foul on Matt Trannon
4:43 NU Vedran Vukusic missed Free Throw.
4:43 MSU Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
4:37 NU Michael Jenkins Steal.
4:34 NU Craig Moore missed Two Point Layup.
4:32 NU Vedran Vukusic Offensive Rebound.
4:26 NU Vedran Vukusic made Two Point Tip Shot. 64–53
3:58 MSU Foul on Marquise Gray
3:58 NU Official TV Timeout.
3:58 NU Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 64–54
3:58 NU Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 64–55
3:53 MSU Michigan Stat Full Timeout.
3:36 NU Foul on Vedran Vukusic
3:36 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 65–55
3:36 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 66–55
3:21 NU Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
3:21 MSU Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
3:15 NU Bernard Cote Steal.
3:15 NU Bernard Cote made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Craig Moore. 66–57
3:08 NU Foul on Mohamed Hached
2:49 MSU Travis Walton made Free Throw. 67–57
2:49 MSU Travis Walton made Free Throw. 68–57
2:49 NU Bernard Cote missed Three Point Jumper.
2:49 NU Michael Jenkins Offensive Rebound.
2:38 NU Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 68–60
2:38 NU Northwestern Full Timeout.
2:36 MSU Maurice Ager made Two Point Layup. 70–60
2:29 NU Foul on Mohamed Hached
2:28 MSU Maurice Ager made Free Throw. 71–60
2:18 NU Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
2:18 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
2:18 MSU Foul on Travis Walton
2:15 NU Mohamed Hached made Free Throw. 71–61
2:15 NU Mohamed Hached missed Free Throw.
2:15 MSU Shannon Brown Defensive Rebound.
2:08 MSU Michigan Stat Full Timeout.
2:03 NU Foul on Michael Jenkins
2:03 MSU Travis Walton missed Free Throw.
2:03 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
2:03 MSU Travis Walton made Free Throw. 72–61
1:50 NU Michael Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
1:50 NU Mohamed Hached Offensive Rebound.
1:46 NU Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached. 72–64
1:33 NU Foul on Vedran Vukusic
1:33 MSU Shannon Brown missed Free Throw.
1:33 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
1:33 MSU Shannon Brown made Free Throw. 73–64
1:26 NU Mohamed Hached missed Two Point Jumper.
1:26 MSU Travis Walton Defensive Rebound.
1:22 NU Foul on Michael Jenkins
1:19 MSU Travis Walton made Free Throw. 74–64
1:15 MSU Travis Walton made Free Throw. 75–64
1:09 NU Evan Seacat missed Three Point Jumper.
1:09 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
1:00 NU Foul on Michael Jenkins
1:00 MSU Shannon Brown made Free Throw. 76–64
1:00 MSU Shannon Brown made Free Throw. 77–64
0:50 NU Evan Seacat missed Three Point Jumper.
0:45 NU Sterling Williams Offensive Rebound.
0:45 NU Mohamed Hached missed Three Point Jumper.
0:45 MSU Maurice Ager Defensive Rebound.
0:26 MSU Shannon Brown missed Two Point Jumper.
0:26 NU Evan Seacat Defensive Rebound.
0:18 NU Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Evan Seacat. 77–66
0:18 MSU Foul on Paul Davis
0:18 NU Mohamed Hached missed Free Throw.
0:18 NU Sterling Williams Offensive Rebound.
0:18 NU Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
0:18 MSU Michigan Stat Defensive Rebound.
0:00 End Game

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Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats 77–66

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