Final
Northwestern 23
(8-3, 4-3 Big Ten)
Michigan St 20
(5-6, 2-5 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN2
12:00 PM ET, November 17, 2012
Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI
Top Performers
Passing: A. Maxwell (MSU) - 297 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: L. Bell (MSU) - 32 CAR, 133 YDS
Receiving: D. Vitale (NW) - 9 REC, 110 YDS
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Michigan State at 15:00 | NW | MSU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Muma kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Kain Colter pass complete to Dan Vitale for no gain to the Nwest 25. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 25 | Kain Colter shovel pass complete to Dan Vitale for 13 yards to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 38 | Kain Colter pass complete to Rashad Lawrence for 6 yards to the Nwest 44. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at NW 44 | Venric Mark rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 46. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NW 46 | Venric Mark rush for 4 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 50 | Venric Mark rush for no gain to the 50 yard line. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MSU 50 | Kain Colter rush quarterback draw for 22 yards to the MchSt 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 28 | Tyris Jones rush for 8 yards to the MchSt 20. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at MSU 20 | Kain Colter pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 8 yards to the MchSt 12 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 12 | Venric Mark rush for 2 yards to the MchSt 10. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at MSU 10 | Kain Colter shovel pass complete to Dan Vitale for 2 yards to the MchSt 8. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at MSU 8 | Kain Colter pass complete to Venric Mark for 1 yard to the MchSt 7. | |||
| 4th and 5 at MSU 7 | Jeff Budzien 24 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 0 | |
| Steve Flaherty kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 13 plays 68 yards, 06:07 NORTHWSTRN FG | ||||
| Michigan State at 8:53 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 25 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Keith Mumphery for 12 yards to the MchSt 37 for a 1ST down. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at MSU 37 | Le'Veon Bell rush for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 34. | |||
| 2nd and 13 at MSU 34 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete, broken up by Tyler Scott. | |||
| 3rd and 13 at MSU 34 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Aaron Burbridge. | |||
| 4th and 13 at MSU 34 | Mike Sadler punt for 43 yards, returned by Venric Mark for 1 yard to the Nwest 24. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MICHIGANST drive: 4 plays 9 yards, 01:33 MICHIGANST PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 7:20 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 24 | Venric Mark rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 25. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NW 25 | Venric Mark rush over left end for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 23. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at NW 23 | Kain Colter pass incomplete to Demetrius Fields, broken up by Kurtis Drummond. | |||
| 4th and 11 at NW 23 | Brandon Williams punt for 35 yards, fair catch by Andre Sims Jr. at the MchSt 42. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays -1 yards, 01:36 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Michigan State at 5:44 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 42 | Le'Veon Bell rush right for 3 yards to the MchSt 45. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 7 at MSU 45 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Dion Sims for 44 yards to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 11 | Le'Veon Bell rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the Nwest 5. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at NW 5 | Le'Veon Bell rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Nwest 2. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 2 | Team rush quarterback sneak for no gain, fumbled, recovered by Nwest Sean McEvilly at the Nwest 2. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MICHIGANST drive: 5 plays 56 yards, 02:19 MICHIGANST FUMB | ||||
| Northwestern at 3:25 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 2 | Mike Trumpy rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 1. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 11 at NW 1 | Kain Colter sacked in end zone by Max Bullough and William Gholston for a SAFETY. | 3 | 2 | |
| Steve Flaherty kickoff for 58 yards returned by Nick Hill for 18 yards to the MchSt 40, NORTHWESTERN penalty 5 yard Offside accepted. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 2 plays -2 yards, 00:42 NORTHWSTRN | ||||
| Michigan State at 2:39 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 45 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 4 yards to the MchSt 49. | 3 | 2 | |
| 2nd and 6 at MSU 49 | Le'Veon Bell rush over left guard for 5 yards to the Nwest 46. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 46 | Le'Veon Bell rush over left guard for 6 yards to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Bennie Fowler, broken up by Ibraheim Campbell. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 40 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Keith Mumphery for 11 yards to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 29 | Keith Mumphery rush right for 6 yards to the Nwest 23. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
