Tuesday, October 30
East Lansing, Mich.
7 p.m.
Michigan State University
93
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Northern Michigan
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Northern Mich.
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Michigan St.
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No. 10 Michigan State Cruises Past Northern Michigan, 93-47
10/30/2018 10:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich.. – Junior forward Nick Ward (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) scored 24 points and had nine rebounds and junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./Univeristy of Detroit Jesuit) added 13 points and seven assists as No. 10 Michigan State jumped out to a 30-point halftime lead en route to a 93-47 win over Northern Michigan in an exhibition game at the Breslin Center Tuesday night.
Summary
Key Stats
Notes
Up Next
Michigan State opens up its regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 6, playing No. 1-ranked Kansas in the Champions Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Summary
- Michigan State went into the break with a 43-13 lead, with Winston (11) and Ward (10) pacing the way.
- The Spartans connected on 48.1 percent of their field goals (13-of-27) and scored 20 points in the paint and 25 on fast breaks.
- The game was close early, with a conventional three-point play from NMU's Isaiah Johnson cutting the Spartan lead to 9-7 at the 16:18 mark.
- The Spartans out-scored the Wildcats, 22-0 over the next eight minutes and took a 31-7 lead on a 3-pointer from Winston at the 8:05 mark.
- MSU took its biggest lead of the half, 31 points (43-12) on a pair of free throws from Ward with two minutes left to play in the half.
- Behind Nate Echols, who scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half, Northern Michigan kept things closer in the second half, but never pulled within more than 40 points.
- The Green & White took their biggest leads, 49 points (85-36) on a layup from sophomore forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic) with 4:04 to play in the game.
Key Stats
- Ward and Winston lead four players in double figures as junior guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) added 12 points and freshman forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) finished with 11 points.
- Seven different players scored for Michigan State.
- MSU connected on 49.2 percent of its field goals for the game (29-of-59)
- The Spartans held a 57-32 advantage on the boards.
Notes
- Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo, and assistant coach Mike Garland, both played basketball at Northern Michigan … Several of Izzo's college teammates were in attendance at the game.
- This was the sixth time the Spartans hosted Northern Michigan in an exhibition game and the first since a 94-53 win to start the 2015-16 season.
Up Next
Michigan State opens up its regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 6, playing No. 1-ranked Kansas in the Champions Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN.
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Team Stats
M-506
M-416
FG%
.250
.492
3FG%
.179
.273
FT%
.571
.763
RB
32
57
TO
10
12
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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