No. 12 Michigan State makes 16 3s, beats Northwestern 76-45
Denzel Valentine made five of Michigan State's season-high 16 3-pointers and the 12th-ranked Spartans clamped down on cold-shooting Northwestern for a 76-45 victory Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
76
Northwestern Wildcats
45
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 36 | 40 | 76 |
| NU | 24 | 21 | 45 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena · 8,117 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Duke Blue Devils | W 79-73 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Toledo Rockets | W 91-61 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | W 96-59 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:12 76-45
Matt Van Dyk made Dunk. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 74-45
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 73-45
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:13 72-45
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 72-45
Matt Van Dyk made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 71-45
Matt Van Dyk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 70-45
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:59 70-45
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Van Dyk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:12 67-45
Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 64-45
Jordan Ash made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 64-44
Jordan Ash made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 64-43
Foul on Marvin Clark Jr..
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JumpShot 4:08 64-43
Jordan Ash made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:48 64-41
Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:48 64-40
Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 64-39
Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 64-39
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 64-38
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:17 64-37
Foul on Matt Costello.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 64-37
Aaron Falzon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 64-36
Foul on Denzel Valentine.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:10 64-36
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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JumpShot 6:40 61-36
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:58 59-36
Foul on Sanjay Lumpkin.
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LayUpShot 7:02 59-36
Matt Costello made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:37 57-36
Aaron Falzon made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:05 57-34
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
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PersonalFoul 8:15 54-34
Foul on Jordan Ash.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 54-34
Sanjay Lumpkin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 54-33
Foul on Javon Bess.
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PersonalFoul 9:01 54-33
Foul on Denzel Valentine.
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LayUpShot 9:20 54-33
Tre Demps made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:53 54-31
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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JumpShot 10:05 51-31
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:15 51-29
Matt McQuaid made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:27 49-29
Foul on Deyonta Davis.
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PersonalFoul 12:27 49-29
Foul on Aaron Falzon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:48 49-29
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:40 46-29
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.
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PersonalFoul 14:01 43-29
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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PersonalFoul 14:54 43-29
Foul on Tre Demps.
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PersonalFoul 15:03 43-29
Foul on Eron Harris.
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JumpShot 15:18 43-29
Kenny Goins made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:52 41-29
Foul on Bryn Forbes.
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PersonalFoul 15:58 41-29
Foul on Denzel Valentine.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:45 41-29
Alex Olah made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:45 41-28
Alex Olah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:45 41-27
Foul on Deyonta Davis.
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PersonalFoul 16:50 41-27
Foul on Matt Costello.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:38 41-27
Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:14 38-27
Aaron Falzon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Demps.
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JumpShot 19:51 38-24
Deyonta Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 36-24
Foul on Aaron Falzon.
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LayUpShot 1:01 36-24
Deyonta Davis made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 34-24
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 34-23
Foul on Bryn Forbes.
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DunkShot 1:24 34-23
Dererk Pardon made Dunk. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 34-21
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:13 31-21
Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Falzon.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 31-18
Alex Olah made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 76-45
End of Game
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DunkShot 0:12 76-45
Matt Van Dyk made Dunk. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
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Steal 0:17 74-45
Alvin Ellis III Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 74-45
Jordan Ash Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:49 74-45
Gavin Skelly Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 74-45
Jordan Ash missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 74-45
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 73-45
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:13 72-45
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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Steal 1:15 72-45
Alvin Ellis III Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:15 72-45
Gavin Skelly Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 72-45
Matt Van Dyk made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 71-45
Matt Van Dyk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 70-45
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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Defensive Rebound 1:41 70-45
Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:41 70-45
Gavin Skelly missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:59 70-45
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Van Dyk.
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Steal 2:18 67-45
Matt Van Dyk Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:18 67-45
Gavin Skelly Turnover.
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Steal 2:21 67-45
Gavin Skelly Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:21 67-45
Kyle Ahrens Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:39 67-45
Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:39 67-45
Marvin Clark Jr. Block.
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JumpShot 2:39 67-45
Nathan Taphorn missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 67-45
Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:48 67-45
Alvin Ellis III missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:55 67-45
Kyle Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:55 67-45
Dererk Pardon missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:12 67-45
Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 64-45
Jordan Ash made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 64-44
Jordan Ash made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 64-43
Foul on Marvin Clark Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 3:36 64-43
Aaron Falzon Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:36 64-43
Kyle Ahrens missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:54 64-43
Official TV Timeout
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JumpShot 4:08 64-43
Jordan Ash made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:18 64-41
Dererk Pardon Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:18 64-41
Marvin Clark Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:26 64-41
Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:26 64-41
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
MSU
NU
28-55
FG
12-58
51
Field Goal %
21
16-26
3PT
4-23
62
Three Point %
17
4-4
FT
17-19
100
Free Throw %
89
42
Rebounds
33
8
Offensive Rebounds
14
34
Defensive Rebounds
19
22
Assists
7
5
Steals
6
8
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
11
2
Team Turnovers
1
15
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
9
31
Largest Lead
0
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