Michigan State defeated Northwestern by a score of 53-49 in a game played at Michigan State on March 6, 2024. Michigan State had an offensive rating of 89.6 compared to an offensive rating of 82.9 for Northwestern. The pace of the game (measuring possessions per team per 40 minutes) was 59.1, which is 16% slower than the NCAA average.

Michigan State's offensive rating in this game was 11% lower than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 22% better than average. The pace of the game was 14% slower than the adjusted season average for Michigan State. Meanwhile, Northwestern's offensive rating in this game was 18% lower than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 13% better than average. The pace of the game was 12% slower than the adjusted season average for Northwestern.

Currently, Michigan State is ranked #17 with their offense ranked #32 and defense ranked #6 while Northwestern is ranked #60 with an offense ranked #53 and a defense ranked #70. Michigan State is currently 20-15 while Northwestern is 22-12. Michigan State has a strength of schedule ranked #9 while Northwestern's schedule is ranked #48.

#60. Northwestern

49

#17. Michigan State

53

Each bar represents a game. Blue bars are wins and red bars are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins. Road games have a solid border while neutral sites have a dashed border, and home games have no border. The dots represent this team's offense, defense, and pace ratings in that game.

Northwestern (22-12)

Michigan State (20-15)

Each dot represents a game. The X-axis tells you the season rating (off, def, pace) for the opponent. The Y-axis tells you this team's performance in that game so you can see how well an offense performed against different levels of defense, and vice versa. Blue dots are wins and red dots are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins.
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