Post-Game Notes
1/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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• The victory was the 200th Big Ten win for Michigan State at Breslin Center. The Spartans improved to 200-44 in Big Ten play at Breslin, including 159-31 under Tom Izzo.
• Michigan State dished out 30 assists on 32 field goals. It marked the third game this season with at least 30 assists, the most this season in Division I (via ESPN Stats and Info). Cassius Winston led the Spartans with eight assists, and Miles Bridges added seven.
• The Spartans made a season-high 16 3-point field goals, matching the third-best effort in school history.
• MSU's 30-point margin of victory is its largest margin in a Big Ten game since defeating Rutgers by 31 points (97-66) on March 2, 2016.
• With the score tied at 29, Michigan State pulled away with a 15-0 run late in the first half, closing the first stanza on a 15-3 run.
• Michigan State shot 16-of-28 from 3-point range and 16-28 from 2-point range.
• Kenny Goins scored a season-high eight points, including hitting his first two career 3-pointers.
• Matt McQuaid led the Spartans with a career-high seven rebounds.
• Michigan State scored 90-plus points for the seventh time this season. By comparison, the Spartans topped 90 points just twice last season. MSU scored more than 80 points for the seventh straight game and the 12th time in 16 contests.
• Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a season-high five 3-pointers (in six attempts), resulting in 15 points.
• Michigan State held 27-8 advantage in bench points, including 19-3 in the first half.
