Michigan State defense gets stop it needed
Clayton Thorson throws two consecutive incomplete passes to Flynn Nagel to quickly make it third-and-10. Solomon Vault runs for a gain of 2 on third down, presumably just looking to run some clock.
Timeout Michigan State (4:08 4th)
The upcoming punt notwithstanding, Northwestern burned just 16 seconds of clock on that last drive.
The punt is a beauty, though, and it gets downed at the 2-yard-line.
22-19 Northwestern (3:59 4th)
Michigan State gets backed up, punts on critical drive
After the missed field goal, the Spartans will take over at their own 20.