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Northwestern at Michigan St: Matchup Stats

Thursday Jan 8, 2026 6:30 pm - East Lansing, MI
Odds: Michigan State by 13, Total Points: 144

Matchup Menu: NW @ MSU

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Northwestern vs Michigan St Overall

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Points/Game	73.1 (#220)	68.3 (#37)	Opp Points/Game
Avg Score Margin	+1.2 (#148)	-10.5 (#20)	Opp Avg Score Margin
Assists/Game	17.2 (#18)	13.4 (#170)	Opp Assists/Game
Total Rebounds/Gm	30.5 (#338)	28.3 (#1)	Opp Total Rebounds/Gm
Assists/FGM	0.658 (#4)	0.572 (#304)	Opp Assists/FGM
Assists/Turnover	2.014 (#2)	1.339 (#271)	Opp Assists/Turnover

Michigan St vs Northwestern Overall

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Points/Game	78.8 (#84)	72.0 (#106)	Opp Points/Game
Avg Score Margin	+10.5 (#20)	-1.2 (#148)	Opp Avg Score Margin
Assists/Game	18.6 (#4)	15.9 (#326)	Opp Assists/Game
Total Rebounds/Gm	39.7 (#18)	34.6 (#172)	Opp Total Rebounds/Gm
Assists/FGM	0.676 (#2)	0.638 (#360)	Opp Assists/FGM
Assists/Turnover	1.610 (#26)	1.384 (#295)	Opp Assists/Turnover

Northwestern vs Michigan St Shooting

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Effective FG %	51.7% (#159)	48.9% (#61)	Opp Effective FG %
FTA/FGA	0.339 (#213)	0.302 (#64)	Opp FTA/FGA
Free Throw %	75.1% (#79)	74.4% (#291)	Opp Free Throw %
Three Point %	33.0% (#232)	33.0% (#119)	Opp Three Point %
Two Point %	52.9% (#133)	48.4% (#46)	Opp Two Point %
Shooting %	46.1% (#89)	41.3% (#29)	Opp Shooting %
Shooting Efficiency	1.104 (#161)	1.047 (#52)	Opp Shooting Efficiency
FGM/Game	26.2 (#166)	23.5 (#30)	Opp FGM/Game
FGA/Game	56.7 (#262)	56.9 (#112)	Opp FGA/Game
3PM/Game	6.4 (#310)	8.7 (#293)	Opp 3PM/Game
3PA/Game	19.3 (#310)	26.3 (#326)	Opp 3PA/Game
FTM/Game	14.4 (#196)	12.8 (#60)	Opp FTM/Game
FTA/Game	19.2 (#230)	17.2 (#43)	Opp FTA/Game

Michigan St vs Northwestern Shooting

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Effective FG %	53.8% (#72)	51.0% (#157)	Opp Effective FG %
FTA/FGA	0.359 (#157)	0.348 (#172)	Opp FTA/FGA
Free Throw %	76.4% (#41)	74.1% (#268)	Opp Free Throw %
Three Point %	36.3% (#47)	33.4% (#145)	Opp Three Point %
Two Point %	53.4% (#110)	51.6% (#172)	Opp Two Point %
Shooting %	47.2% (#43)	44.3% (#149)	Opp Shooting %
Shooting Efficiency	1.158 (#48)	1.102 (#185)	Opp Shooting Efficiency
FGM/Game	27.5 (#84)	24.9 (#98)	Opp FGM/Game
FGA/Game	58.4 (#174)	56.4 (#92)	Opp FGA/Game
3PM/Game	7.7 (#180)	7.6 (#150)	Opp 3PM/Game
3PA/Game	21.3 (#240)	22.6 (#166)	Opp 3PA/Game
FTM/Game	16.0 (#103)	14.5 (#162)	Opp FTM/Game
FTA/Game	20.9 (#155)	19.6 (#135)	Opp FTA/Game

Northwestern vs Michigan St Scoring

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
1st Half Pts/Gm	34.5 (#203)	32.5 (#63)	Opp 1st Half Pts/Gm
2nd Half Pts/Gm	38.4 (#210)	35.3 (#25)	Opp 2nd Half Pts/Gm
OT Pts/Gm	0.2 (#271)	0.5 (#160)	Opp OT Pts/Gm

Michigan St vs Northwestern Scoring

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
1st Half Pts/Gm	36.9 (#89)	35.2 (#194)	Opp 1st Half Pts/Gm
2nd Half Pts/Gm	41.1 (#84)	36.5 (#61)	Opp 2nd Half Pts/Gm
OT Pts/Gm	0.8 (#129)	0.3 (#111)	Opp OT Pts/Gm

Northwestern vs Michigan St Rebounding

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Off Rebounds/Gm	7.5 (#309)	6.5 (#2)	Opp Off Rebounds/Gm
Def Rebounds/Gm	19.8 (#336)	18.9 (#7)	Opp Def Rebounds/Gm
Off Rebound %	25.6% (#270)	20.0% (#1)	Opp Off Rebound %
Def Rebound %	67.7% (#323)	63.7% (#10)	Opp Def Rebound %

Michigan St vs Northwestern Rebounding

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Off Rebounds/Gm	10.8 (#35)	9.4 (#251)	Opp Off Rebounds/Gm
Def Rebounds/Gm	25.9 (#16)	21.7 (#108)	Opp Def Rebounds/Gm
Off Rebound %	36.3% (#10)	32.3% (#323)	Opp Off Rebound %
Def Rebound %	80.0% (#1)	74.4% (#270)	Opp Def Rebound %

Northwestern vs Michigan St Blocks

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Blocks/Game	3.6 (#130)	3.0 (#108)	Opp Blocks/Game
Block %	6.3% (#120)	5.2% (#108)	Opp Block %

Michigan St vs Northwestern Blocks

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Blocks/Game	4.1 (#66)	2.4 (#16)	Opp Blocks/Game
Block %	7.2% (#58)	4.3% (#23)	Opp Block %

Northwestern vs Michigan St Steals

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Steals/Game	5.8 (#256)	6.5 (#180)	Opp Steals/Game
Steals/Play	7.5% (#232)	8.2% (#181)	Opp Steals/Play

Michigan St vs Northwestern Steals

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Steals/Game	5.1 (#328)	4.8 (#6)	Opp Steals/Game
Steals/Play	6.8% (#314)	6.4% (#13)	Opp Steals/Play

Northwestern vs Michigan St Turnovers

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Turnovers/Game	8.6 (#2)	10.0 (#305)	Opp Turnovers/Game
Turnovers/Play	11.4% (#8)	13.3% (#262)	Opp Turnovers/Play

Michigan St vs Northwestern Turnovers

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Turnovers/Game	11.6 (#189)	11.5 (#173)	Opp Turnovers/Game
Turnovers/Play	14.5% (#190)	15.0% (#133)	Opp Turnovers/Play

Northwestern vs Michigan St Fouls

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Personal Fouls/Gm	17.1 (#145)	18.7 (#77)	Opp Personal Fouls/Gm
Personal Fouls/Play	22.3% (#196)	23.5% (#66)	Opp Personal Fouls/Play

Michigan St vs Northwestern Fouls

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Personal Fouls/Gm	16.0 (#59)	16.3 (#286)	Opp Personal Fouls/Gm
Personal Fouls/Play	21.3% (#117)	21.8% (#204)	Opp Personal Fouls/Play