Saturday, December 21
East Lansing, Mich.
7 p.m.
Michigan State University
9-3,2-0Big Ten
101
vs
48
Eastern Michigan
9-2,0-0MAC
1
2
F
Eastern Mich.
20
28
48
Michigan St.
41
60
101
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell/MSU Athletic Communications
Five in Double Figures as Michigan State Beats Eastern Michigan, 101-48
12/21/2019 10:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) scored 21 points and had seven assists to lead five players in double figures as No. 15 Michigan State opened up a 21-point halftime lead and cruised to a 101-48 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday night at the Breslin Center.
Sophomore guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) scored 13 points, sophomore forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had six assists, junior forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) had 11 points and seven rebounds and sophomore forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) added 10 points and six rebounds.
Records
Michigan State won its fourth-straight game and the sixth in the last seven, improving to 9-3 overall, while Eastern Michigan falls to 9-2
Summary
Michigan State is off until after Christmas, returning to the Breslin Center on Sunday, Dec. 29 to host Western Michigan. Tipoff on BTN is slated for 8 p.m.
Sophomore guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) scored 13 points, sophomore forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had six assists, junior forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) had 11 points and seven rebounds and sophomore forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) added 10 points and six rebounds.
Records
Michigan State won its fourth-straight game and the sixth in the last seven, improving to 9-3 overall, while Eastern Michigan falls to 9-2
Summary
- Michigan State controlled from the tip and had a 21-point lead at halftime, 41-20, and used a 15-4 run early in the second half to push it over 30 points, 60-28, on a layup from sophomore forward Thomas Kithier (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) at the 14:06 mark.
- The Spartans held Eastern Michigan to just one field goal over a span of four-plus minutes and took a 70-30 lead on a dunk from Bingham Jr. with 12:39 to play.
- MSU took its biggest lead, 84-34, on a free throw from freshman forward Julius Marble (Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit) with 9:17 to play.
- Michigan State's biggest lead was 57 points (101-44) on a jumper from redshirt sophomore guard Jack Hoiberg (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central).
- The Spartans took a 41-20 lead at the break and had two players – Henry (10) and Winston (10) – in double figures as the Eagles struggled to find their shot.
- MSU led 14-1 after a Winston 3-pointer at the 13:32 mark as EMU managed only one free throw and missed its first xx field goals.
- A dunk from Marble gave MSU a 16-5 lead with 11:54 to play after Eastern hit its first field goal of the game, a layup from Yeikson Montero at the 12:14 mark.
- The Spartans took their biggest lead of the half, 41-15, on a 3-pointer from Loyer with 2:38 to play in the half.
- Michigan State connected on 54.2 percent of its field goals (32-of-59), including 50.0 percent of its 3-point field goals (15-of-30).
- The Spartans handed out 27 assists on 32 field goals.
- MSU held a 51-41 advantage in rebounding.
- The Spartans scored 23 points off 15 EMU turnovers.
- Michigan State scored at least 100 points for the second time this season.
- It was the 52nd time in program in history that the Spartans have scored at least 100 points in a game (51-1).
- It was the 22nd time MSU has scored at least 100 points under Head Coach Tom Izzo (21-1).
- The Spartans connected on 54.2 percent of their field goals, the second-best mark this season.
- This was the fourth time this season MSU connected on at least 50 percent of its field goals.
- The Spartans hit a season-high 15 3-pointers and connected on a season-high 50.0 percent of their shots from behind the arc.
- This was the third time this season Michigan State collected at least 50 rebounds.
- The team's 27 assists were the second-most by the team this season.
- Cassius Winston scored 21 points, leading MSU in scoring for the eighth time this season.
- It was his seventh game this season with at least 20 points and the 30th game of his career.
- He has scored in double figures 10 times this year and 80 times in his career.
- Winston handed out seven assists, giving him 787 for his career and he trails Mateen Cleaves by 29 for the all-time lead at MSU.
- Xavier Tillman has scored in double figures eight times this season and 28 times in his career.
- Aaron Henry has scored in double figures six times this year and 10 times in his career.
- Sophomore guard Foster Loyer scored a career-high 13 points
- The Spartans shot 42.9 percent from 3-point land (9-of-21), the second-highest mark this season.
Michigan State is off until after Christmas, returning to the Breslin Center on Sunday, Dec. 29 to host Western Michigan. Tipoff on BTN is slated for 8 p.m.
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Team Stats
EMU
MSU
FG%
.239
.542
3FG%
.103
.500
FT%
.433
.710
RB
41
51
TO
15
16
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
6
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