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| 4th Quarter |
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| Northwestern at 15:00 |
| 2nd and 1 at NWESTERN 25 | 4th quarter under way. |
| 2nd and 1 at NWESTERN 25 | Tyris Jones up the middle for no gain. |
| 3rd and 1 at NWESTERN 25 | Tyris Jones up the middle for no gain. |
| 4th and 1 at NWESTERN 25 | Brandon Williams punt downed by kicking team at the Michigan State 39 for 36 yards. |
| Michigan State at 12:54 |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 39 | Le'Veon Bell rushed left for 5 yards. |
| 2nd and 5 at MICHIGANST 44 | Le'Veon Bell rushed left to the Northwestern 39 for 17 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 39 | Le'Veon Bell rushed right to the Northwestern 31 for 8 yards. |
| 2nd and 2 at NWESTERN 31 | Le'Veon Bell up the middle to the Northwestern 28 for 3 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 28 | Keith Mumphrey rushed left to the Northwestern 26 for 2 yards. |
| 2nd and 8 at NWESTERN 26 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Keith Mumphrey. |
| 3rd and 8 at NWESTERN 26 | Andrew Maxwell pass to Dion Sims to the Northwestern 7 for 19 yards. |
| 1st and 7 at NWESTERN 7 | Le'Veon Bell rushed right to the Northwestern 6 for 1 yard. |
| 2nd and 6 at NWESTERN 6 | 6-yard pass from Andrew Maxwell to Tony Lippett. |
| | Dan Conroy extra point is good. |
| | Kevin Muma kicked off 64 yards from the Michigan State 35 to the Northwestern 1. Tony Jones to the Northwestern 25 for 24 yards. |
| Northwestern at 9:00 |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 25 | Trevor Siemian pass to Rashad Lawrence to the Northwestern 31 for 6 yards. |
| 2nd and 4 at NWESTERN 31 | Trevor Siemian pass to Dan Vitale to the Northwestern 36 for 5 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 36 | Trevor Siemian pass to Dan Vitale to the Michigan State 23 for 41 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 23 | Trevor Siemian pass to Tony Jones to the Michigan State 13 for 10 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 13 | Trevor Siemian pass to Tony Jones to the Michigan State 9 for 4 yards. |
| 2nd and 6 at MICHIGANST 9 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Mike Trumpy. |
| 3rd and 6 at MICHIGANST 9 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Demetrius Fields. |
| 4th and 6 at MICHIGANST 10 | 27-yarder by Jeff Budzien. |
| | Steve Flaherty kicked off 60 yards from the Northwestern 35 to the Michigan State 5. Nick Hill to the Michigan State 24 for 19 yards. |
| Michigan State at 6:54 |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 24 | Le'Veon Bell rushed left for 7 yards. |
| 2nd and 3 at MICHIGANST 31 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Bennie Fowler. |
| 3rd and 3 at MICHIGANST 31 | Andrew Maxwell pass to Dion Sims to the Michigan State 39 for 8 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 39 | Andrew Maxwell pass to Bennie Fowler to the Michigan State 43 for 4 yards. |
| 2nd and 6 at MICHIGANST 43 | Le'Veon Bell up the middle for 5 yards. |
| 3rd and 1 at MICHIGANST 48 | Le'Veon Bell rushed to the Northwestern 44 for 8 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 44 | Andrew Maxwell sacked by Drew Smith for -7 yards. |
| 2nd and 17 at MICHIGANST 49 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete. |
| 3rd and 17 at MICHIGANST 49 | Andrew Maxwell pass to Larry Caper to the Northwestern 42 for 9 yards. |
| 4th and 8 at NWESTERN 42 | Mike Sadler punt downed by kicking team at the Northwestern 12 for 30 yards. |
| Northwestern at 2:40 |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 12 | Mike Trumpy rushed for no gain. |
| 2nd and 10 at NWESTERN 12 | Defensive penalty on Michigan State, Demetrious Cox, Pass Interference, 6 yards, enforced at the Northwestern 18. |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 18 | Trevor Siemian pass to Christian Jones to the Northwestern 40 for 22 yards. |
| 1st and 10 at NWESTERN 40 | Trevor Siemian pass to Dan Vitale to the Northwestern 45 for 5 yards. |
| 2nd and 5 at NWESTERN 45 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete. |
| 3rd and 5 at NWESTERN 45 | Trevor Siemian scrambled to the Northwestern 49 for 4 yards. |
| 4th and 1 at NWESTERN 49 | Brandon Williams punt downed by kicking team at the Michigan State 20 for 31 yards. |
| Michigan State at 1:24 |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete. |
| 2nd and 10 at MICHIGANST 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Le'Veon Bell. |
| 3rd and 10 at MICHIGANST 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete. |
| 4th and 10 at MICHIGANST 20 | Andrew Maxwell pass incomplete to Dion Sims. |
| Northwestern at 0:40 |
| 1st and 10 at MICHIGANST 20 | Team Team kneels for -2 yards. |
| 2nd and 12 at MICHIGANST 22 | Team Team kneels for -2 yards. |