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Photo by: Ben Solomon
Michigan State Edges No. 12 Seton Hall in Gavitt Tipoff Games
11/14/2019 11:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK - The No. 3-ranked Michigan State's men's basketball team used a 10-2 run in the final minutes to knock off No. 12 Seton Hall, 76-73, in the Gavitt Tipoff Games Thursday night at the Prudential Center. Senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) led the Spartans with 21 points and freshman forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.)) finished with 17 points and the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds left in the game.
Summary
• Michigan State raced out to a quick 5-0 in the opening minutes after a jumper by Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and 3-pointer by Winston.
• Gabe Brown (Yspsilanti, Mich./Belleville) gave the Spartans a 17-13 lead at the 12:23 mark of the first half with a 3-pointer from the left wing.
• MSU held a 21-18 lead for just over eight minutes in the first half before going on a 6-0 after two free throws from Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) and a fast break layup by Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./ Clarkston).
• After Seton Hall tied the game at 27 with 3:38 left in the first half, the Spartans held the Pirates scoreless for the remainder of the half and took a 30-27 lead at the break.
• MSU held Seton Hall to 32.1 percent shooting in the first half (9-of-28).
• Malik Hall's first 3-pointer of his collegiate career was a big one, giving the Spartans a 43-40 lead at the 14:43 mark. Kithier followed with a layup to give MSU its largest lead of the second half, 45-40.
• Winston connected on MSU's fourth 3-pointer of the half at 8:59, pushing the Spartan lead to two at 58-56
• Michigan State matched its largest lead of the second half, 63-58, after a jumper from Hall with just over six minutes left in the contest.
• MSU silenced Seton Hall's 13-3 scoring run with a 6-0 run of its own with back-to-back 3-pointers from Winston and Watts to take a 72-71 lead with just under a minute to play.
• Hall's go-ahead layup with 22.3 seconds gave the Spartans a 74-73 lead.
• Winston added two late free throws to give the Spartans the 76-73 win.
Key Stats
• MSU hit 41.5 percent of its field goals (27-of-65) and shot 44.4 percent from the 3-point line (12-of-27)
• The Spartans outscored the Pirates, 29-11, in bench points
• Michigan State forced Seton Hall into 17 turnovers and finished with 19 points off turnovers
• MSU led for 27:14 in the contest
• The Spartans outrebounded the Pirates, 40-37, and tallied 14 offensive rebounds
Notes
• Michigan State improved to 4-0 all- time against Seton Hall.
• The Spartans improved to 71-53 against teams in the Big East conference
• The Spartans improved to 71-53 against teams in the Big East conference
• MSU finished the game on a 10-2 run
• Freshman forward Malik Hall was perfect from the field (7-of-7) and finished with 17 points, all in the second half.
• Senior Cassius Winston scored in double figures for the third-straight game and 73rd time in his career
• Winston scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half
• Junior Xavier Tillman led MSU in rebounding for the third time this year and 14th time in his career
• Tillman finished with double-digit rebounds for the 10th time in his career with 11
• Freshman guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./ SPIRE Academy (Ohio)) finished with eight points and two 3-pointers
• Gabe Brown led the Spartans with seven first half points off the bench (3-for4 FG) in 12 minutes.
Michigan State returns to the Breslin Center on Monday, Nov. 18 to take on Charleston Southern. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will air live on BTN.
Team Stats
MSU
SHU
FG%
.415
.433
3FG%
.444
.393
FT%
.588
.667
RB
40
37
TO
14
17
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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