Michigan State Spartans vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Box Score - November 26, 2011 - ESPN

Scores

Final

(14) Michigan St 31

(10-2, 7-1 Big Ten)

Northwestern 17

(6-6, 3-5 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: Big Ten Network

12:00 PM ET, November 26, 2011

Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL

		1	2	3	4	T
#14	MSU	3	14	7	7	31
	NW	0	3	7	7	17

Top Performers

Passing: D. Persa (NW) - 245 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: L. Bell (MSU) - 16 CAR, 86 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: B. Cunningham (MSU) - 6 REC, 120 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MSU	NW
	FG	04:00	Dan Conroy 25 Yd	3	0
SECOND QUARTER				MSU	NW
	FG	14:03	Jeff Budzien 34 Yd	3	3
	TD	01:40	Le'Veon Bell 7 Yd Run (Dan Conroy Kick)	10	3
	TD	00:34	Keshawn Martin 57 Yd Punt Return (Dan Conroy Kick)	17	3
THIRD QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	13:02	Jeremy Ebert 2 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	17	10
	TD	07:35	B.J. Cunningham 33 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	24	10
FOURTH QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	13:57	Demetrius Fields 12 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	24	17
	TD	05:17	B.J. Cunningham 29 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	31	17

Team Stat Comparison

	MSU	NW
1st Downs	20	21
3rd down efficiency	8-13	7-17
4th down efficiency	0-0	4-5
Total Yards	380	370
Passing	214	253
Comp-Att	14-20	24-34
Yards per pass	10.7	7.4
Rushing	166	117
Rushing Attempts	36	41
Yards per rush	4.6	2.9
Penalties	8-66	6-70
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Possession	29:10	30:50

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	14/20	214	10.7	2	1
Team	14/20	214	10.7	2	1

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Persa	23/32	245	7.7	2	0
T. Siemian	1/2	8	4.0	0	0
Team	24/34	253	7.4	2	0

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
L. Bell	16	86	5.4	1	20
E. Baker	15	47	3.1	0	12
K. Cousins	4	25	6.3	0	21
K. Martin	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	36	166	4.6	1	21

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Schmidt	14	39	2.8	0	6
T. Green	7	32	4.6	0	13
V. Mark	2	20	10.0	0	17
K. Colter	4	18	4.5	0	10
T. Siemian	1	14	14.0	0	14
-. Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
D. Persa	12	-5	-0.4	0	13
Team	41	117	2.9	0	17

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Cunningham	6	120	20.0	2	33
K. Martin	2	57	28.5	0	46
B. Linthicum	3	31	10.3	0	15
L. Bell	3	6	2.0	0	9
Team	14	214	15.3	2	46

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Dunsmore	1	69	69.0	0	69
K. Colter	6	44	7.3	0	15
J. Ebert	7	39	5.6	1	19
R. Lawrence	2	37	18.5	0	31
D. Fields	4	36	9.0	1	12
C. Jones	3	20	6.7	0	8
J. Schmidt	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	24	253	10.5	2	69

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
J. Matthews	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
N. Hill	3	64	21.3	29
T. Hammock	1	15	15.0	15
Team	4	79	19.8	29

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	4	78	19.5	31
T. Vernon	1	10	10.0	10
Team	5	88	17.6	31

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Martin	1	57	57.0	57
Team	1	57	57.0	57

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Conroy	1/1	100.0	25	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	25	4/4	7

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Budzien	1/1	100.0	34	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	34	2/2	5

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Sadler	4	156	39.0	0	2	44
Team	4	156	39.0	0	2	44

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Williams	4	177	44.3	1	2	57
Team	4	177	44.3	1	2	57

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