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
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | NW | MSU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd and 1 at NW 25 | Tyris Jones rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 25. | 20 | 13 | |
| 3rd and 1 at NW 25 | Tyris Jones rush over left guard for no gain to the Nwest 25. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 25 | Brandon Williams punt for 35 yards, downed at the MchSt 40. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 01:34 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Michigan State at 13:28 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 40 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 4 yards to the MchSt 44. | 20 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 6 at MSU 44 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 17 yards to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 39 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 8 yards to the Nwest 31. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NW 31 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 28 | Keith Mumphery rush left for 2 yards to the Nwest 26. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at NW 26 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Keith Mumphery. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NW 26 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Dion Sims for 19 yards to the Nwest 7 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 7 | Le'Veon Bell rush right for 1 yard to the Nwest 6. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NW 6 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Tony Lippett for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 20 | 19 | |
| Dan Conroy extra point GOOD. | 20 | 20 | ||
| Kevin Muma kickoff for 64 yards returned by Tony Jones for 24 yards to the Nwest 25. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MICHIGANST drive: 9 plays 60 yards, 04:06 MICHIGANST TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 9:16 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Rashad Lawrence for 6 yards to the Nwest 31. | 20 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 4 at NW 31 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Dan Vitale for 5 yards to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 36 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Dan Vitale for 41 yards to the MchSt 23 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 23 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Tony Jones for 10 yards to the MchSt 13 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 13 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Tony Jones for 4 yards to the MchSt 9. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at MSU 9 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Mike Trumpy. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at MSU 9 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Demetrius Fields. | |||
| 4th and 6 at MSU 9 | Jeff Budzien 27 yard field goal GOOD. | 23 | 20 | |
| Steve Flaherty kickoff for 60 yards returned by Nick Hill for 19 yards to the MchSt 24. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 8 plays 66 yards, 01:52 NORTHWSTRN FG | ||||
| Michigan State at 7:23 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 24 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 7 yards to the MchSt 31. | 23 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 3 at MSU 31 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Bennie Fowler. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at MSU 31 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Dion Sims for 8 yards to the MchSt 39 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 39 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Bennie Fowler for 4 yards to the MchSt 43. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at MSU 43 | Le'Veon Bell rush for 5 yards to the MchSt 48. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MSU 48 | Le'Veon Bell rush left for 8 yards to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 44 | Andrew Maxwell sacked by Drew Smith for a loss of 7 yards to the MchSt 49. | |||
| 2nd and 17 at MSU 49 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 17 at MSU 49 | Andrew Maxwell pass complete to Larry Caper for 9 yards to the Nwest 42. | |||
| 4th and 8 at NW 42 | Mike Sadler punt for 30 yards, downed at the Nwest 12. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MICHIGANST drive: 9 plays 34 yards, 04:44 MICHIGANST PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 2:46 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 12 | Mike Trumpy rush over left guard for no gain to the Nwest 12. | 23 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 12 | Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 2:40. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 12 | MICHIGAN ST penalty 6 yard Pass Interference on Johnny Adams accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Christian Jones for 22 yards to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Dan Vitale for 5 yards to the Nwest 45. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 45 | Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 1:51. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 45 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 1:51. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 45 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete, broken up by Shilique Calhoun. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 45 | Trevor Siemian scramble for 4 yards to the Nwest 49. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 49 | Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 1:39. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 49 | Brandon Williams punt for 31 yards, downed at the MchSt 20. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 5 plays 37 yards, 01:17 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Michigan State at 1:29 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Tony Lippett. | 23 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 10 at MSU 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Le'Veon Bell, broken up by David Nwabuisi. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at MSU 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Aaron Burbridge, broken up by Demetrius Dugar. | |||
| 4th and 10 at MSU 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Dion Sims, broken up by Jared Carpenter. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MICHIGANST drive: 4 plays 0 yards, 00:20 MICHIGANST DOWNS | ||||
| Northwestern at 1:09 | NW | MSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSU 20 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 22. | 23 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 12 at MSU 22 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 24. | |||
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||
