Sunday, December 13
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Michigan State University
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
No. 4 Michigan State Uses Big Second Half to Down Oakland, 109-91
12/13/2020 2:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Junior forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville) scored a career-high 20 points as No. 4 Michigan State put seven players in double figures and used a big second half to pull away from Oakland for a 109-91 win at the Breslin Center on Sunday afternoon.
Junior forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) added 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals, graduate guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists, redshirt junior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point) had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) added 10 points and seven assists sophomore forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) had 10 points and six rebounds and freshman guard A.J. Hoggard (Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep [W. Va.]) added 10 points and three rebounds.
Records
Michigan State improves to 6-0, while Oakland falls to 0-7.
Recap
Michigan State opens Big Ten Conference play on Sunday, Dec. 20, visiting Northwestern. The game will air live on BTN with a 7 p.m. tip.
Junior forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) added 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals, graduate guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists, redshirt junior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point) had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) added 10 points and seven assists sophomore forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) had 10 points and six rebounds and freshman guard A.J. Hoggard (Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep [W. Va.]) added 10 points and three rebounds.
Records
Michigan State improves to 6-0, while Oakland falls to 0-7.
Recap
- Michigan State led by just four points (44-40) at the break, but used a 15-5 run over the first 1:51 of the second half and took a 59-45 lead on a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy [Ohio]).
- Oakland used an 8-2 burst to cut the lead back to eight points, 63-55, on a 3-pointer from Jalen Moore, but that was as close as the Grizzlies would get.
- The Spartans responded by out-scoring Oakland, 22-10, over the next six minutes and extended the lead to 20 points, 85-65, on a conventional three-point play from Brown with 8:58 to play.
- Michigan State took its biggest lead, 106-79 (27 points), on a pair of free throws from Hoggard with 2:55 left to play.
- The Spartans had taken an early 11-point lead (26-15) in the first half, but behind the shooting of Rashad Williams, who scored 23 points in the opening half, the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to 34-33 with 4:49 left before halftime.
- Back-to-back 3-pointers from Hauser and Brown extended the MSU lead to 40-33 before the Spartans settled for the four-point lead (44-40) at the break.
- The Spartans used a big second half, scoring 59 points and connecting on 54.5 percent of their shots from the field.
- MSU shot 51.3 percent from the floor (39-of-76), 40.5 percent from 3-point land (15-of-37) and 94.1 percent from the free throw line (16-of-17).
- Michigan State held a 52-20 advantage on the boards and grabbed 20 offensive rebounds.
- The Spartans handed out 32 assists on 39 made field goals (82.1 percent).
- MSU received 62 points from its bench.
- MSU leads the all-time series with Oakland, 18-0, and has won all 13 games at the Breslin Center.
- The Spartans scored at least 100 points for the first time this season.
- The 109 points were the most since scoring 109 against Western Michigan on Dec. 13, 1978 in a 109-69 win.
- It was the 53rd time in program in history that the Spartans have scored at least 100 points in a game (52-1).
- It was the 23rd time MSU has scored at least 100 points under Head Coach Tom Izzo (22-1).
- The Spartans handed out a season-high 32 assists, the most since handing out 33 against Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 11, 2018.
- MSU connected on 51.3 percent of its field goals, the third time this season the team has connected on at least 50 percent of its field goals.
- Michigan State's 52 rebounds were the most since collecting 54 against Oakland on Dec. 14, 2019.
- The Spartans grabbed a season-high 20 offensive rebounds.
- Gabe Brown scored a career-high 20 points, his first career game with at least 20 points.
- It was his third game in double figures this year and the 12th of his career.
- Aaron Henry scored 15 points, his fifth game in double figures this year and the 25th of his career.
- Joshua Langford scored 13 points, his second game in double figures this year and the 38th of his career … He now has 887 career points.
- Joey Hauser had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds his fourth double-double of the season … It was his second-straight double-double.
- Foster Loyer scored 10 points, his second game in double figures this year and the third of his career.
- Loyer handed out a team and career-high seven assists.
- A.J. Hoggard scored a career-high 10 points.
- The Spartan bench scored 62 points
Michigan State opens Big Ten Conference play on Sunday, Dec. 20, visiting Northwestern. The game will air live on BTN with a 7 p.m. tip.
Team Stats
Oak
MSU
FG%
.500
.513
3FG%
.529
.405
FT%
.550
.941
RB
20
52
TO
11
18
STL
11
4
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
4
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