Michigan State vs. Oral Roberts Notes - Dec. 3, 2016
12/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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• Michigan State held a 56-0 advantage in bench points and the reserves accounted for 70 percent of the Spartans' offense.
• Nick Ward led all scorers with a career-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting and recorded his first career double-double with 10 rebounds.
• MSU held Oral Roberts to 38.5% (25-65) from the floor, marking the sixth opponent the Spartans have held under the 40 percent threshold this season.
• Cassius Winston scored a career-high 15 points and was an assist shy of a double-double.
• Kyle Ahrens made his first career start and scored six points to go along with a career-best four rebounds.
• Michigan State's eight blocks tied a season-high as a team, led by Nick Ward and Kenny Goins, who each had three. The three blocks was Goins' career high and matched Ward's career best.
• MSU tallied 19 assists on 24 made baskets, dishing out an assist on 79 percent of its made field goals. On the season, the Spartans have assisted on 71 percent of their baskets.
• The Spartans went 25-for-34 (73.5%) at the line and that was the most free throws both made and attempted this season.
