National Basketball Association
Michigan St 65, Northwestern 62
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, January 3, 2011
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# Michael Kitts, # Ted Valentine, # Paul Cahill
Attendance:
8117
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Draymond Green led the way with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Delvon Roe had eight points and 10 rebounds as No. 19 Michigan State held off Northwestern 65-62 on Monday.
Durrell Summers added 12 points for the Spartans (10-4, 2-0 Big Ten), who face another road test this weekend at Penn State.
Green paced Michigan State with 10 points and seven rebounds in the first half as it took a 35-31 lead into the break. The Spartans maintained the slim margin thanks in part to a 21-9 advantage on the boards and a 10-1 run midway through the period.
The Spartans led by 13 points when Kalin Lucas hit a jumper with 3:51 left, but the Wildcats came right back, and got nine points from Michael Thompson during a 12-0 run that cut it to 63-62 with 32 seconds left. Lucas missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Green got the offensive rebound and put it back to break a three-minute scoring drought.
Thompson’s 3-point attempt with eight seconds left was blocked, and Drew Crawford could not hit a jumper as time expired, allowing Michigan State to escape with the win.
Crawford scored a game-high 17 points.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan St |
|
Northwestern |
|
Draymond Green 15 |
Scoring |
Drew Crawford 17 |
|
Korie Lucious 5 |
Assists |
Michael Thompson 4 |
|
Draymond Green 11 |
Rebounds |
Drew Crawford 8 |
|
Draymond Green 1 |
Free Throws Made |
John Shurna 8 |
|
Durrell Summers 2 |
Steals |
Michael Thompson 4 |
|
Keith Appling 5 |
Blocks |
Drew Crawford 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan St
|
65 |
48.3 |
6-18 |
1-5 |
20 |
39 |
12 |
7 |
|
| Northwestern
|
62 |
31.6 |
10-23 |
16-24 |
12 |
24 |
4 |
8 |
|