Post-Game Notes
1/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 29, 2005
Michigan State Basketball Post-Game Notes
Michigan State vs. Oakland
Jan. 29, 2005 - East Lansing, Mich. - Breslin Center
Final Score: Michigan State 92, Oakland 75
+ In defeating Oakland, Michigan State improves to 14-3 (5-1 Big Ten) and remains undefeated in East Lansing, boasting a 10-0 home record.
+ Five Spartans had double-figure scoring performances, led by Maurice Ager who tied his season high with 22 points. It marked the third time this season that Ager has posted 22 points (vs. GW on 12/4/04, vs. Purdue on 1/18/05).
+ Paul Davis did not see action in tonight's contest, ending a string of 81 consecutive games played.
+ Maurice Ager recorded a career-best four assists. Shannon Brown also posted four assists, just one fewer than his career high of five. Drew Neitzel, with five assists, was just one shy of his career high.
+ Trannon posted a career-high seven points.
+ Chris Hill's 13-point performance was just two points shy of his season high of 15. Hill's total broke a string of seven straight games in which he posted single-digit scoring.
+ State's full-court pressure allowed the Spartans to score 34 points off of 20 OU turnovers. In comparison, the Grizzlies only managed five points off of 14 MSU turnovers.
+ State's 29-16 advantage from the bench marks the largest points margin between opposing teams' reserves since Dec. 5, 2004, against George Mason (+ 19).
+ Alan Anderson's 3-3 field goals and 4-4 free throws marks the first time this season in which he has been perfect from both the floor and the line. The last time he accomplished this feat was March 5, 2003, at Ohio State when he went 1-1 from the field and 6-6 from the line.
+ With five blocks, MSU posted the most since Nov. 27, 2004, against Nicholls State. State's 62 field-goal attempts were also the most since that game.
+ State has sold out 107 consecutive regular-season games at the Breslin Center. Since the start of the 1998-99 season, MSU has won 95 of its last 101 regular-season games in Breslin, a winning percentage of .941.
+ MSU attempted a season-high 31 three-pointers.
+ State is 14-1 in games when it leads at halftime.
+ MSU's 92-point victory marks the highest score the Spartans have posted since facing UNC-Asheville (12/29/04).
+ Tom Izzo owns a career mark of 130-18 (.878) in the Breslin Center, including a 95-6 (.941) mark over the last seven seasons.
