Winston, No. 15 Michigan State top Northwestern 77-72
Cassius 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.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
77
Northwestern Wildcats
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| NU | 27 | 45 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | W 96-59 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-72
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 77-71
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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LayUpShot 0:03 77-71
Boo Buie made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-69
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 76-69
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 75-69
Foul on Robbie Beran.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 75-69
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-69
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 73-69
Foul on Boo Buie.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 73-69
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 73-68
Foul on Malik Hall.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 73-68
Foul on A.J. Turner.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 73-68
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 73-67
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-67
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 72-67
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 71-67
Foul on Anthony Gaines.
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JumpShot 0:45 71-67
Pete Nance made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 71-65
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
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LayUpShot 1:39 71-62
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 69-62
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 69-61
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 69-60
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 69-60
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 69-59
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 69-58
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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DunkShot 2:41 69-58
Malik Hall made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 67-58
Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
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LayUpShot 4:49 67-55
Malik Hall made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
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JumpShot 5:26 65-55
Pete Nance made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
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LayUpShot 5:45 65-53
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
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PersonalFoul 5:53 63-53
Foul on Boo Buie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:08 63-53
Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.
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PersonalFoul 6:11 63-50
Foul on Malik Hall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:30 63-50
Aaron Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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DunkShot 6:47 60-50
Pat Spencer made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 6:56 60-48
Foul on Ryan Young.
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LayUpShot 7:41 60-48
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Malik Hall.
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PersonalFoul 7:52 58-48
Foul on Pete Nance.
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PersonalFoul 8:45 58-48
Foul on Malik Hall.
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DunkShot 8:45 58-48
Robbie Beran made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
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LayUpShot 9:14 58-46
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 10:07 56-46
Foul on A.J. Turner.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:06 56-46
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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JumpShot 11:42 53-46
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:01 51-46
Boo Buie made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:23 51-44
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:50 49-44
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:15 49-41
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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DunkShot 13:22 47-41
A.J. Turner made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:41 47-39
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Gaines.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:15 47-36
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robbie Beran.
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LayUpShot 14:35 47-33
Boo Buie made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:57 47-31
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:57 46-31
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:57 45-31
Foul on Pete Nance.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:39 45-31
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 16:11 42-31
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:21 40-31
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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PersonalFoul 16:58 40-31
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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End Game 0:00 77-72
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-72
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 77-71
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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LayUpShot 0:03 77-71
Boo Buie made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-69
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 76-69
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 75-69
Foul on Robbie Beran.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 75-69
Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 75-69
Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 75-69
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-69
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 73-69
Foul on Boo Buie.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 73-69
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:18 73-68
Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 73-68
Boo Buie missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 73-68
Foul on Malik Hall.
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Defensive Rebound 0:24 73-68
Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 73-68
Cassius Winston missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 73-68
Foul on A.J. Turner.
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Defensive Rebound 0:27 73-68
Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 73-68
Boo Buie missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 73-68
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 73-67
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-67
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 72-67
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 71-67
Foul on Anthony Gaines.
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ShortTimeOut 0:43 71-67
Northwestern Timeout
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JumpShot 0:45 71-67
Pete Nance made Jumper.
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Steal 1:01 71-65
Anthony Gaines Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:01 71-65
Xavier Tillman Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:29 71-65
Northwestern Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 71-65
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
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LayUpShot 1:39 71-62
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 69-62
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 69-61
Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 69-60
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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Steal 2:11 69-60
Anthony Gaines Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:11 69-60
Aaron Henry Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:21 69-60
Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:21 69-60
Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 311 events.
Team Stats
MSU
NU
28-61
FG
26-61
46
Field Goal %
43
9-21
3PT
9-21
43
Three Point %
43
12-14
FT
11-15
86
Free Throw %
73
48
Rebounds
24
14
Offensive Rebounds
4
34
Defensive Rebounds
20
17
Assists
15
3
Steals
8
3
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
8
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
12
Fouls
15
16
Largest Lead
0
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