Sunday, February 17
East Lansing, Mich.
1 PM ET
Michigan State University
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
Strong Second Half Leads No. 11 Michigan State Past Ohio State, 62-44
2/17/2019 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. –Senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) scored 14 points and No. 11 Michigan State held Ohio State to 13 points in the second half en route to a 62-44 win at the Breslin Center on Sunday afternoon.
Junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) scored 13 points and had eight assists, while redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott) had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds
Records
Michigan State wins its third-straight game and improves to 21-5 overall and 12-3 in the Big Ten Conference, while Ohio State falls to 16-9 overall and 6-8 in league play.
Summary
Michigan State hosts Rutgers on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Breslin Center. Tipoff on the Big Ten Network is slated for 6:30 p.m., with Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin calling all of the action.
Junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) scored 13 points and had eight assists, while redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott) had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds
Records
Michigan State wins its third-straight game and improves to 21-5 overall and 12-3 in the Big Ten Conference, while Ohio State falls to 16-9 overall and 6-8 in league play.
Summary
- The Spartans had trailed for most of the game, but were always within striking distance before finally taking the lead for good in the final eight minutes.
- Tied at 39-all, Goins hit a 3-poitner with 8:12 left to give MSU a lead before Ohio State's C.J. Jackson countered with one of his own, tying the game at 42-all.
- Redshirt junior Kyle Ahrens (Versailles, Ohio/Versailles) responded with a corner 3-pointer, giving MSU the lead for good and starting a 10-0 run, capped by a layup from freshman forward Thomas Kithier (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) with 4:36 left to make it 52-42.
- The Spartans outscored Ohio State, 22-2, over the final 7:40 of the game, with a 3-pointer from redshirt freshman guard Jack Hoiberg (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central) capping the scoring at 62-44
- Michigan State trailed by six at the break, 31-25, and scored the first five points of the second half to pull within 31-30 on a dunk from Goins, but the Buckeyes pushed the lead back to 36-32 on a jumper from Keyshawn Woods with 13:48 to play.
- Michigan State went into the half trailing by six points, 31-25, after connecting on only 31.0 percent of its shots from the floor (9-of-29).
- A layup from Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson gave the visitors a 14-5 lead at the 12:40 mark, its biggest lead of the half.
- The Spartans out-scored Ohio State, 15-4, over the next 7:02 and took its first lead of the game, 20-18, on a 3-pointer from McQuaid at the 5:38 mark.
- The Buckeyes responded with six-straight points and took a 24-20 lead on a jumper from Luther Muhammed before a Winston 3-pointer and free throws from Ward gave the Spartans a 25-24 edge with 3:14 to play.
- The Spartans would go scoreless for the remainder of the half and went into the break down by six, 31-25,
- Michigan State gave up only 13 points in the second half, limiting Ohio State to just 19.0 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes (4-of-21).
- The Spartans struggled from the field overall, shooting only 38.2 percent (21-of-55), but hit 46.2 percent in the second half (12-of-26), including 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from 3-point land.
- MSU scored 16 points off 15 Ohio State turnovers and outscored the Buckeyes, 17-9, in fast break points.
- This was the third time that Michigan State has held an opponent to below 50 points and the 10th time with less than 60 points.
- Michigan State scored a season-low 62 points. This is the fifth time this season the team scored fewer than 70 points.
- Matt McQuaid scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and the 25th time in his career.
- This was his first time leading the team in scoring this season and the third of his career.
- Cassius Winston scored in double figures for the 25th time this season and the 58th time of his career.
- He has handed out at least six assists 22 times this season.
- Kenny Goins had his fourth double-double of the season and this was his seventh time scoring in double figures, his 11th game with at least 10 rebounds and his 17th time leading the team in rebounding.
- The Spartans hit 10 3-pointers, the eighth time overall this season the team has connected on at least 10 and the first time against a Big Ten Conference team.
- MSU was outrebounded (39-37) for just the fourth time this season.
Michigan State hosts Rutgers on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Breslin Center. Tipoff on the Big Ten Network is slated for 6:30 p.m., with Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin calling all of the action.
Team Stats
M-518
M-416
FG%
.321
.382
3FG%
.267
.385
FT%
.444
.833
RB
39
37
TO
15
10
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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