Friday, March 15
Chicago, Ill. / United Center
12:30 PM ET/ 11:30 AM CT
Michigan State University
26-6
77
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70
Ohio State
19-14
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Ohio St.
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40
70
Michigan St.
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77
Michigan State Ousts Ohio State, Advances to B1G Semifinal
3/15/2019 3:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. -Â Junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists and freshman guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) scored a career high 14 points as top-seeded Michigan State beat Ohio State, 77-70, in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game at the United Center on Friday afternoon.
The win was the 600th career victory for Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo.
Senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 12 points and four assists, while junior forward Nick Ward (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln), playing for the first time in five games, had eight points and two rebounds and freshman forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) added eight points and four rebounds.
Records
Michigan State, winners of eight of its last nine games, improves to 26-6 overall, while Ohio State falls to 19-14 overall.
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Summary
Michigan State plays in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday, March 16 and will face No. 4 seed Wisconsin. Tipoff at the United Center is slated for 1 p.m. (ET).
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The win was the 600th career victory for Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo.
Senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 12 points and four assists, while junior forward Nick Ward (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln), playing for the first time in five games, had eight points and two rebounds and freshman forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) added eight points and four rebounds.
Records
Michigan State, winners of eight of its last nine games, improves to 26-6 overall, while Ohio State falls to 19-14 overall.
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Summary
- MSU led by six points, 36-30, at the break, but Ohio State outscored the Spartans 10-2 over the opening 1:09 and took a 40-38 lead on a 3-pointer from Kaleb Wesson.
- The Spartans responded with a 9-0 burst and took a 47-40 lead after Loyer hit a three-pointer and followed with a pull-up jumper at the 14:57 mark.
- A layup from Andre Wesson pulled Ohio State to within five points, 51-46, before baskets from redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott), Henry and a free throw from sophomore forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) gave the Spartans a 57-46 lead and a four-point play from Winston pushed the lead to 61-49.
- A jumper from Tillman gave MSU its biggest lead, 75-54, with 4:21 to play.
- The Buckeyes would pull to within five points, 75-70, with nine seconds left, but Winston hit a pair of free throws with eight seconds left to seal the win.
- Michigan State went into the break with a 36-30 lead after out-scoring Ohio State, 13-5 over the final 4:04, with Winston scoring all eight of his points in the final 3:30.
- Ohio State had taken an early 10-6 lead on a 3-pointer from Keyshawn Woods at the 14:13 mark and still led 15-11 after a 3-pointer from C.J. Jackson with 10:38 to play.
- MSU tied the game at 15-all after baskets from McQuaid and Tillman and neither team led by more than two points until the Spartans pulled away at the break.
- Michigan State broke open a close game with a 24-8 run midway through the second half to make a five-point game (51-46) turn into a 21-point advantage (75-54).
- Foster Loyer scored nine of his 14 points in the first half, while Cassius Winston had 10 of his game-high 18 points in the second half.
- The Spartans connected on 52.0 percent of its field goals (26-of-50), including 63.6 percent in the first half (14-of-22).
- Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo is one of 54 Division I coaches with at least 600 wins in their career and the 10th coach to accomplish the goal at one school.
- Michigan State advances to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals for the 15th time in program history ... It is the seventh semifinal appearance in the last eight years.
- Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 27th time this season.
- The Spartans connected on at least 50 percent of their field goals for the 18th time this season.
- Winston has scored in double figures 30 times this year and led the team in scoring 19 times.
- Winston's 18 points give him 1,284 for his career, 28th all-time at MSU.
- Loyer scored a career-high 14 points, hit a career-best four 3-pointers and played a career-best 17 minutes.
- Goins led the team with six assists … It was only the third time all season that Winston had not led the team in assists.
- McQuaid reached double figures in scoring for the 15th time this season.
Michigan State plays in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday, March 16 and will face No. 4 seed Wisconsin. Tipoff at the United Center is slated for 1 p.m. (ET).
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Team Stats
OSU
MSU
FG%
.462
.520
3FG%
.462
.412
FT%
1.000
.857
RB
24
27
TO
15
11
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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