| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Northwestern Field Goal - 24-yarder by Jeff Budzien. 8:53 Time Remaining. |
| Michigan State Safety - William Gholston sacked Kain Colter in end zone. 2:43 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Michigan State Field Goal - 35-yarder by Dan Conroy. 12:52 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Field Goal - 43-yarder by Jeff Budzien. 0:41 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 43-yard interception return by David Nwabuisi. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 14:06 Time Remaining. |
| Michigan State Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Andrew Maxwell to Aaron Burbridge. (Andrew Maxwell pass to Keith Mumphrey for the two-point conversion.). 9:43 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Kain Colter to Tim Riley. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 7:11 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Michigan State Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Andrew Maxwell to Tony Lippett. (Dan Conroy extra point is good.). 9:22 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Field Goal - 27-yarder by Jeff Budzien. 7:30 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northwestern | Michigan State |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 23 |
| By Rushing | 3 | 7 |
| By Passing | 12 | 15 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-14-21.0 | 8-17-47.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 303 | 419 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 70 | 86 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 57 | 122 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 27 | 39 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 246 | 297 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-1 | 3-27 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 43-26-0 | 47-22-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 8-37.5 | 5-42.6 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 52 | 3 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-9 | 1-3 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-57 | 5-101 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-43 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 3-25 | 2-21 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 1-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 1 |
| FINAL SCORE | 23 | 20 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 25:41 | 34:19 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northwestern | Michigan State |
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| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| A.Maxwell | 46 | 22 | 297 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 2 | | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 47 | 22 | 297 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Williams | 8 | 300 | 37.5 | 1 | 53 | | Total | 8 | 300 | 37.5 | 1 | 53 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| M.Sadler | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 2 | 47 | | Total | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 2 | 47 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Jones | 3 | 57 | 24 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 57 | 24 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| N.Hill | 5 | 101 | 30 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 101 | 30 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Budzien | 3/3 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 | | Total | 3/3 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Conroy | 1/2 | 50.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 4 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 4 |
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