Final
No. 22 Michigan State routs Northwestern in Big Ten quarters
Mar 15, 2014 - 3:03 AM Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Branden Dawson had 16 points and nine rebounds and No. 22 Michigan State routed Northwestern, 67-51, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night.Gary Harris filled the stat sheet with 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals for the third-seeded Spartans (24-8), who will face second-seeded Wisconsin in the semifinals on Saturday.
Drew Crawford netted 21 points to lead 11th-seeded Northwestern (14-19), which upset Iowa in the first round Thursday.
The game was tied 10-10 before the Spartans began to pull away following a 12-2 run. Dawson supplied the first two baskets of the burst, which was capped on a Kenny Kaminski triple for a 22-12 MSU margin with 6:40 to go in the opening half.
Matt Costello poured in the first five points of a 7-0 spurt that staked MSU to a 40-20 margin. The Spartans took a 40-22 cushion into the break.
MSU led by as many as 24 in the second half before cruising to the easy win.
Game Notes
Michigan State shot 45 percent (27-of-60) from the floor and 42.1 percent (8- of-19) from beyond the arc ... The Spartans outrebounded the Wildcats, 40-24 ... Alex Olah had 10 points for Northwestern.
- NORTHWESTERN: 51
MICHIGAN STATE: 67
Final
Mar 14 10:50 PM - NORTHWESTERN: 22
MICHIGAN STATE: 40
Halftime
Mar 14 9:50 PM - NORTHWESTERN: 0
MICHIGAN STATE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 14 9:02 PM
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