Sunday, January 13
State College, Pa.
4:30 PM ET
Michigan State University
15-2, 6-0
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Penn State
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Three In Double Figures as No. 6 Michigan State Beats Penn State, 71-56
1/13/2019 7:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
University Park, Pa. – Junior forward Nick Ward (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) recorded his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds and led three players in double figures as No. 6 Michigan State held on for a 71-56 win over Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday.
Senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 15 points, including 12 in the second half, while junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) added 11 points and six assists and redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott) chipped in seven points and 10 rebounds.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 10-straight games and 15 of its last 16 overall, improves to 15-2 overall and 6-0 in the Big Ten, while Penn State falls to 7-10 overall and 0-6 in league play.
Summary
Michigan State hits the road for the second-straight game, playing at Nebraska on Thursday, Jan. 18. Tipoff in Lincoln, Neb. is slated for 8 p.m. on FS1, with Justin Kutcher calling the play-by-play, Bill Raftery serving as the color analyst and Andy Katz on sidelines.
Senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 15 points, including 12 in the second half, while junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) added 11 points and six assists and redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott) chipped in seven points and 10 rebounds.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 10-straight games and 15 of its last 16 overall, improves to 15-2 overall and 6-0 in the Big Ten, while Penn State falls to 7-10 overall and 0-6 in league play.
Summary
- The Spartans led by 16 points (40-24) at the break, but Penn State used a 9-3 burst over the opening five minutes of the half and pulled to within 43-33 on a basket from Mike Watkins with 14:38 left.
- McQuaid responded with back-to-back 3-pointers in the span of 31 seconds to push the lead back to 16 points, 49-33, with 13:14 to play in the game.
- Penn State narrowed the gap to 49-37 on a dunk from Josh Reaves, but baskets from sophomore forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) and Ward pushed the lead back to 16 points, 53-37.
- The Spartans used a 10-2 burst and took their biggest lead, 63-42, after the back-to-back 3-pointers from Winston and McQuaid, the latter with 6:44 left in the game.
- Michigan State led 40-24 at the break, connecting on 51.9 percent of its field goals as Ward scored 12 points and had nine boards in the opening 20 minutes.
- Penn State had a pair of early leads, the last on a 3-pointer from Jamal Wheeler at the 17:15 mark, giving the Nittany Lions an 8-6 lead.
- A jumper from Penn State's Lamar Stevens tied the game at 10-all, but MSU used a 10-0 run over 3:07 and took a 20-10 lead on a 3-pointer from freshman guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston).
- The Spartans took their biggest lead of the half, 37-19, on a dunk from freshman forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) with 3:58 left before going into the break with a 16-point lead.
- Michigan State took a 16-point lead at the break thanks in part to connecting on 51.9 percent of its field goals (14-of-27).
- In the second half, MSU had 10 assists on 11 made field goals.
- The Spartans had a 41-28 advantage on the boards and collected 11 offensive rebounds.
- McQuaid hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half.
- The Michigan State bench scored 15 points, with Loyer leading the way with seven points.
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 39-8, and has won 10 of the last 11 in the series … MSU has won four of the last five games on the road in the series and is 15-4 at Penn State.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo is 32-7 in his career against the Nittany Lions.
- Michigan State has held seven opponents to 60 or fewer points this season and 12 opponents to 70 or fewer.
- Ward recorded his second double-double of the season and the 13th of his career.
- He led the team in scoring for the sixth time this season and scored in double figures for the 14th time this season and the 59th time of his career.
- Winston scored in double figures for the 16th time this season and the 49th of his career.
- McQuaid scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and the 21st of his career.
- He has scored in double figures in three of the last four games.
- Goins collected 10 rebounds, the eighth time this season he has collected at least 10.
- Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 16th time this season (15-1).
- The Spartans committed 17 turnovers, the most in a Big Ten game this season.
Michigan State hits the road for the second-straight game, playing at Nebraska on Thursday, Jan. 18. Tipoff in Lincoln, Neb. is slated for 8 p.m. on FS1, with Justin Kutcher calling the play-by-play, Bill Raftery serving as the color analyst and Andy Katz on sidelines.
Team Stats
MSU
PSU
FG%
.490
.367
3FG%
.400
.227
FT%
.684
.700
RB
41
28
TO
17
13
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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