Michigan State topples Northwestern, 67-51

BTN.com staff, March 14, 2014

(AP) Branden Dawson had 16 points and Gary Harris added 13 points to lead No. 22 Michigan State to a 67-51 victory over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals Friday night. The third-seeded Spartans (24-7), who lost 3 of 4 games heading into the contest, will face No. 12 Wisconsin in one semifinal on Saturday.

Drew Crawford scored 21 points and Alex Olah finished with 10 for the 11th-seeded Wildcats (14-19), who lost to the Spartans in the league tournament for the fourth time. Michigan State went on a 13-3 spurt in the first half and then extended the lead with a 9-3 run in the second half.

INSTANT HIGHLIGHTS: Check out all the top plays from @MSU_Basketball's #B1GTourney win over Northwestern. WATCH – http://t.co/FRGRbwNmrz

— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) March 15, 2014

INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Oh, wow! How nice was this Gary Harris @MSU_Basketball reverse layup? WATCH – http://t.co/DukS8IlG3P

— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) March 15, 2014

INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: @MSU_Basketball's Matt Costello just put on his own dunk contest vs. #Northwestern. WATCH http://t.co/seEQVFbIts

— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) March 15, 2014

INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: @NUMensBBall's Kale Abrahamson from deep. We repeat, Kale Abrahamson from DEEP! WATCH http://t.co/doCH0a4Al3

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 15, 2014