Michigan State 82-78 Bucknell (Mar 16, 2018) Play-by-Play

Bucknell Bison

25-10

	1	2	T
BUCK	40	38	78
MSU	44	38	82

Michigan State Spartans

30-4

Jaren Jackson Jr. missed Jumper.
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Ward missed Jumper.
Miles Bridges made Layup.
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
Cassius Winston made Layup.
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
Miles Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
Nick Ward missed Jumper.
Nick Ward missed Jumper.
Nick Ward missed Layup.
Nick Ward missed Jumper.
Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
Cassius Winston made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Ward.
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
Miles Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Miles Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Layup.
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
Miles Bridges made Jumper.
Cassius Winston missed Layup.
Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Miles Bridges missed Dunk.
Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Ward missed Jumper.
Miles Bridges made Dunk.
Miles Bridges made Layup.
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
Miles Bridges made Jumper.
Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
Miles Bridges made Dunk.
Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland made Jumper.
Stephen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Layup.
Zach Thomas missed Jumper.
Zach Thomas missed Jumper.
Zach Thomas made Jumper.
Zach Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
Nate Sestina made Jumper.
Kimbal Mackenzie missed Jumper.
Zach Thomas missed Jumper.
Avi Toomer missed Three Point Jumper.
Kimbal Mackenzie missed Jumper.
Zach Thomas made Jumper.
Zach Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
Stephen Brown missed Layup.
Stephen Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
Ben Robertson made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
Zach Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nana Foulland.
Zach Thomas missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland made Dunk. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
Zach Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Sestina.
Nate Sestina made Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
Zach Thomas missed Layup.
Stephen Brown made Layup.
Zach Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephen Brown missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Jumper.
Kimbal Mackenzie missed Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Jumper.
Zach Thomas missed Jumper.
Stephen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Jumper.
Kimbal Mackenzie missed Layup.
Zach Thomas made Jumper.
Nana Foulland missed Layup.
Nana Foulland made Dunk. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
Nana Foulland missed Layup.
Nana Foulland missed Layup.
Stephen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephen Brown missed Jumper.
Jimmy Sotos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
Nate Sestina missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Sestina made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
Kimbal Mackenzie missed Three Point Jumper.
Jimmy Sotos made Two Point Tip Shot.
Stephen Brown made Three Point Jumper.
Stephen Brown made Three Point Jumper.
Stephen Brown made Three Point Jumper.

BUCKNELL

MICHIGAN ST

TIME		BUCK	MSU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Michigan State	0	0
19:49	Jaren Jackson Jr. missed Jumper.	0	0
19:49	Zach Thomas Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	Nana Foulland missed Jumper.	0	0
19:29	Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	0	2
18:46	Jump Ball won by Bucknell	0	2
18:35	Nana Foulland missed Jumper.	0	2
18:35	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:27	Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.	0	4
18:06	Foul on Nick Ward.	0	4
18:06	Zach Thomas made Free Throw.	1	4
18:06	Zach Thomas made Free Throw.	2	4
17:59	Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:59	Jaren Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:45	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	2	4
17:45	Miles Bridges Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:41	Miles Bridges made Layup.	2	6
17:22	Nana Foulland made Jumper.	4	6
17:02	Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	4	8
16:51	Stephen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
16:51	Nana Foulland Offensive Rebound.	4	8
16:47	Nana Foulland missed Layup.	4	8
16:47	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:43	Foul on Avi Toomer.	4	8
16:26	Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	4	10
15:57	Zach Thomas missed Jumper.	4	10
15:57	Jaren Jackson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	4	10
15:47	Jaren Jackson Jr. Turnover.	4	10
15:47	Official TV Timeout	4	10
15:30	Zach Thomas missed Jumper.	4	10
15:30	Nate Sestina Offensive Rebound.	4	10
15:25	Foul on Xavier Tillman.	4	10
15:20	Zach Thomas made Jumper.	6	10
15:08	Foul on Nate Sestina.	6	10
15:00	Miles Bridges missed Jumper.	6	10
15:00	Zach Thomas Defensive Rebound.	6	10
14:52	Foul on Stephen Brown.	6	10
14:52	Stephen Brown Turnover.	6	10
14:29	Cassius Winston made Layup.	6	12
13:54	Zach Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.	9	12
13:41	Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.	9	14
13:15	Jimmy Sotos Turnover.	9	14
13:07	Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	9	16
12:47	Nate Sestina made Jumper.	11	16
12:33	Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
12:33	Jimmy Sotos Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:21	Kimbal Mackenzie missed Jumper.	11	16
12:21	Nana Foulland Offensive Rebound.	11	16
12:16	Foul on Kenny Goins.	11	16
12:16	Nana Foulland made Free Throw.	12	16
12:16	Nana Foulland missed Free Throw.	12	16
12:16	Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:50	Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.	12	18
11:40	Foul on Matt McQuaid.	12	18
11:40	Official TV Timeout	12	18
11:27	Zach Thomas missed Jumper.	12	18
11:27	Jaren Jackson Jr. Block.	12	18
11:27	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	12	18
11:05	Miles Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.	12	20
10:51	Avi Toomer missed Three Point Jumper.	12	20
10:51	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	12	20
10:40	Foul on Avi Toomer.	12	20
10:29	Foul on Nana Foulland.	12	20
10:28	Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.	12	20
10:28	Zach Thomas Defensive Rebound.	12	20
10:28	Foul on Jaren Jackson Jr..	12	20
10:19	Kimbal Mackenzie missed Jumper.	12	20
10:19	Jaren Jackson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	12	20
10:12	Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.	12	23
9:57	Bucknell Timeout	12	23
9:45	Zach Thomas made Jumper.	14	23
9:15	Gavin Schilling Turnover.	14	23
9:15	Zach Thomas Steal.	14	23
9:02	Foul on Jaren Jackson Jr..	14	23
9:02	Zach Thomas made Free Throw.	15	23
9:02	Zach Thomas made Free Throw.	16	23
8:55	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	16	23
8:55	Ben Carter Offensive Rebound.	16	23
8:52	Foul on Zach Thomas.	16	23
8:40	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	16	23
8:40	Joshua Langford Offensive Rebound.	16	23
8:33	Nick Ward missed Layup.	16	23
8:33	Stephen Brown Defensive Rebound.	16	23
8:25	Zach Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.	19	23
8:07	Nick Ward missed Jumper.	19	23
8:07	Nate Jones Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:57	Stephen Brown missed Layup.	19	23
7:57	Michigan State Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:57	Jump Ball won by Michigan State	19	23
7:57	Official TV Timeout	19	23
7:37	Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	19	25
7:12	Stephen Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.	22	25
6:50	Miles Bridges Turnover.	22	25
6:50	Jimmy Sotos Steal.	22	25
6:46	Ben Robertson made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.	24	25
6:24	Joshua Langford made Jumper.	24	27
6:02	Foul on Ben Carter.	24	27
6:02	Zach Thomas missed Free Throw.	24	27
6:02	Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.	24	27
6:02	Zach Thomas made Free Throw.	25	27
5:37	Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.	25	27
5:37	Jimmy Sotos Defensive Rebound.	25	27
5:27	Zach Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nana Foulland.	28	27
4:57	Joshua Langford made Jumper.	28	29
4:37	Zach Thomas missed Jumper.	28	29
4:37	Xavier Tillman Block.	28	29
4:37	Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.	28	29
4:31	Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.	28	29
4:31	Ben Robertson Defensive Rebound.	28	29
4:15	Foul on Matt McQuaid.	28	29
4:15	Nana Foulland missed Free Throw.	28	29
4:15	Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.	28	29
4:15	Nana Foulland missed Free Throw.	28	29
4:15	Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.	28	29
4:02	Cassius Winston made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.	28	31
3:41	Nana Foulland missed Jumper.	28	31
3:41	Xavier Tillman Block.	28	31
3:41	Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.	28	31
3:34	Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..	28	34
3:23	Nana Foulland made Dunk. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.	30	34
3:01	Foul on Nana Foulland.	30	34
3:01	Official TV Timeout	30	34
3:01	Cassius Winston made Free Throw.	30	35
3:01	Cassius Winston made Free Throw.	30	36
2:49	Foul on Kenny Goins.	30	36
2:49	Stephen Brown made Free Throw.	31	36
2:49	Stephen Brown missed Free Throw.	31	36
2:49	Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.	31	36
2:38	Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Ward.	31	39
2:26	Zach Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Sestina.	33	39
2:06	Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..	33	41
1:52	Nate Sestina made Jumper. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.	35	41
1:26	Joshua Langford Turnover.	35	41
1:14	Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.	38	41
0:56	Foul on Nate Sestina.	38	41
0:56	Nick Ward missed Free Throw.	38	41
0:56	Nate Sestina Defensive Rebound.	38	41
0:51	Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..	38	41
0:51	Stephen Brown made Free Throw.	39	41
0:51	Stephen Brown made Free Throw.	40	41
0:48	Michigan State Timeout	40	41
0:43	Miles Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.	40	43
0:43	Foul on Zach Thomas.	40	43
0:43	Miles Bridges made Free Throw.	40	44
0:35	Zach Thomas missed Layup.	40	44
0:35	Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.	40	44
0:02	Michigan State Turnover.	40	44
0:01	Nana Foulland Turnover.	40	44
0:01	Cassius Winston Steal.	40	44
0:00	End of 1st half	40	44

Little Caesars Arena

7:10 PM, March 16, 2018Coverage: CBS

Detroit, MI

Referees:
Verne Harris
D.J. Carstensen
Nate Harris

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Bucknell	0-0	-	2-0
Army	0-0	-	1-0
Colgate	0-0	-	1-0
American University	0-0	-	0-1
Boston University	0-0	-	0-1
Holy Cross	0-0	-	0-1
Lafayette	0-0	-	0-1
Loyola Maryland	0-0	-	0-1
Navy	0-0	-	0-1
Lehigh	0-0	-	0-2

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Iowa	0-0	-	2-0
Michigan State	0-0	-	2-0
Wisconsin	0-0	-	2-0
Illinois	0-0	-	1-0
Indiana	0-0	-	1-0
Maryland	0-0	-	1-0
Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Minnesota	0-0	-	1-0
Nebraska	0-0	-	1-0
Northwestern	0-0	-	1-0
Ohio State	0-0	-	1-0
Oregon	0-0	-	1-0
Penn State	0-0	-	1-0
Purdue	0-0	-	1-0
Rutgers	0-0	-	1-0
UCLA	0-0	-	1-0
USC	0-0	-	1-0
Washington	0-0	-	1-0

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