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| Scoring Summary | | 1st Quarter | | | 9:16 | Michigan State: FG, D Rayner 30 YD | | | 4:29 | Northwestern: FG, D Wasielewski 32 YD | | | 2nd Quarter | | | 13:46 | Michigan State: TD, D Moss 22 YD RUN (D Rayner KICK) | | | 9:50 | Northwestern: TD, J Schweighardt 8 YD PASS FROM B Basanez (D Wasielewski KICK) | | | 6:10 | Michigan State: TD, C Rogers 21 YD PASS FROM J Smoker (J Randall KICK) | | | 0:24 | Michigan State: FG, D Rayner 37 YD | | | 3rd Quarter | | | 8:07 | Northwestern: TD, N Herron 6 YD RUN (D Wasielewski KICK) | | | 1:24 | Michigan State: TD, Z Kavanaght 88 YD PUNT RETURN (D Rayner KICK) | | | 4th Quarter | | | 10:59 | Michigan State: FG, D Rayner 21 YD | | | 10:40 | Michigan State: TD, J Randall 31 YD PASS FROM J Smoker (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED) | | | 5:08 | Michigan State: FG, D Rayner 53 YD | | | 4:28 | Northwestern: TD, E Worley 48 YD PASS FROM T Stauss (D Wasielewski KICK) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Michigan State | Northwestern | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 27 | 24 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 539 | 477 | | Total Plays | 74 | 79 | | Average Gain | 7.3 | 6 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 276 | 212 | | Rushes | 48 | 36 | | Average per rush | 5.8 | 5.9 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 263 | 265 | | Completions-attempted | 15-26 | 19-43 | | Sacked | | | | Yards Lost | | | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 2 | 2 | | Interceptions | 2 | 1 | | Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 6 | 6 | | Penalty Yards | 60 | 42 | | Time of Possesion | 35:32 | 24:28 | | Punts | 3 | 7 | | Punt Average | 40 | 38.6 | | Return Yards | 129 | 10 |
| Passing | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Jeff Smoker | 15 | 24 | 263 | | 2 | 11.0 | | | Damon Dowdell | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0.0 | | | Northwestern | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Brett Basanez | 15 | 36 | 178 | | 0 | 4.9 | | | Tony Stauss | 4 | 7 | 87 | | 1 | 12.4 | |
| Rushing | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Dawan Moss | 26 | 191 | | 7.3 | | | David Richard | 18 | 76 | | 4.2 | | | Jaren Hayes | 1 | 5 | | 5.0 | | | Jeff Smoker | 3 | 4 | | 1.3 | | | Northwestern | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Jason Wright | 22 | 134 | | 6.1 | | | Noah Herron | 4 | 46 | | 11.5 | | | Brett Basanez | 9 | 31 | | 3.4 | | | Kevin Lawrence | 1 | 1 | | 1.0 | |
| Receiving | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Eric Knott | 5 | 75 | | 15.0 | | | Jason Randall | 3 | 57 | | 19.0 | | | Charles Rogers | 3 | 53 | | 17.7 | | | B.J. Lovett | 1 | 33 | | 33.0 | | | Ziehl Kavanaght | 1 | 26 | | 26.0 | | | Ryan Woods | 1 | 12 | | 12.0 | | | David Richard | 1 | 7 | | 7.0 | | | Northwestern | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Jon Schweighardt | 6 | 74 | | 12.3 | | | Kunle Patrick | 4 | 55 | | 13.8 | | | Eric Worley | 1 | 48 | | 48.0 | | | Mark Philmore | 4 | 47 | | 11.8 | | | Noah Herron | 1 | 19 | | 19.0 | | | Ronnie Foster | 1 | 11 | | 11.0 | | | Jonathan Fields | 1 | 9 | | 9.0 | | | Joe Wohlscheid | 1 | 2 | | 2.0 | |
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