The Matchup Zone

Northwestern at Michigan State

Wednesday January 2, 2019, 8:30 pm, East Lansing, MI (Breslin Center)

Game Information

Northwestern Wildcats Statistical Category Michigan State Spartans
Expected Projected Actual Actual Projected Expected
55.0 61.3 55 Points 81 75.2 73.0
65.7 67.8 71 Possessions 70 67.8 65.7
5.1 10.7% 0% Win% 100% 89.3% 94.9%
Expected Projected Actual Four Factors Actual Projected Expected
39.2% 41.2% 36.7% Effective FG% 62.9% 54.3% 53.2%
14.6% 14.4% 11.3% Turnover% 20.0% 19.3% 18.3%
20.6% 23.8% 15.2% Offensive Rebound% 33.3% 33.9% 32.9%
14.7% 19.0% 12.5% FTM to FGA Ratio 13.8% 19.4% 22.2%
Expected Projected Actual Line Score Actual Projected Expected
19.7 21.4 22 FG Made 34 28.6 27.0
59.2 60.5 64 FG Attempts 58 58.8 56.8
33.3% 35.4% 34.4% FG Percent 58.6% 48.7% 47.6%
6.9 7.1 3 3-Point Makes 5 6.5 6.4
24.5 23.4 18 3-Point Att. 12 18.9 18.8
28.2% 30.1% 16.7% 3-Point Pct 41.7% 34.7% 33.8%
8.7 11.5 8 FT Made 8 11.4 12.6
11.9 16.0 12 FT Attempts 15 15.8 16.6
73.3% 71.8% 66.7% FT Percent 53.3% 72.2% 76.1%
8.5 9.9 7 Off. Rebounds 9 11.1 10.6
21.6 21.8 18 Def. Rebounds 39 31.9 32.9
12.0 12.5 16 Assists 28 21.0 20.1
9.6 9.8 8 Turnovers 14 13.1 12.0
2.8 3.4 2 Blocks 7 5.4 5.3
5.2 5.3 4 Steals 4 5.3 5.0
18.4 18.3 20 Fouls 18 18.4 16.1