Sunday, December 6
East Lansing, Mich.
6 PM
Michigan State University
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Western Michigan
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Western Mich.
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Michigan St.
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Hauser’s Double-Double Leads Michigan State Past Western Michigan, 79-61
12/6/2020 8:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich.. – Redshirt junior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point) had his third double-double of the season, scoring a career-high 24 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Michigan State used a late run to pull away for a 79-61 win over Western Michigan at the Breslin Center Sunday night.
Junior forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) finished with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds and sophomore guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy) added 10 points and six assists.
Records
Michigan State won its fifth-straight game and improved to 5-0 while Western Michigan falls to 0-2.
Summary
Michigan State hits the road again this week, playing at No. 9 Virginia in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The game will air live on ESPN, tipping off at 9:15 p.m.
Junior forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) finished with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds and sophomore guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy) added 10 points and six assists.
Records
Michigan State won its fifth-straight game and improved to 5-0 while Western Michigan falls to 0-2.
Summary
- The Spartans led by four points (39-35) at the half and still were up four (52-48) nearing the mid-point of the second half before going on an 21-8 run over a span of 7:50, taking a 73-56 lead on a 3-pointer from Hauser, his third during the run.
- A jumper from freshman center Mady Sissoko (Bafoulabe, Mali, West Africa/Wasatch Academy [Utah]) gave MSU its biggest lead, 79-61, with 23 seconds left.
- The Spartans opened the second half with a 13-6 run over the opening 4:29 and took a 52-41 lead on a jumper from Henry.
- The Broncos responded with a 7-0 burst and pulled to within 52-48 on a basket from Titus Wright with 12:10 to play in the game.
- The Spartans had taken an early 12-9 advantage, but an 8-0 run by the Broccos gave WMU a 17-12 after a pair of free throws from Titus Wright with 12:10 on the clock.
- Trailing 23-19 after WMU's Josiah Freeman hit a 3-pointer, the Spartans went on a 14-2 run and took a 33-25 lead on a 3-pointer from Joshua Langford with 5:37 to play.
- Western Michigan out-scored MSU, 10-6, over the final five minutes and pulled to within four, 39-35, on free throws from White with 29 seconds left.
- Michigan State shot 50.8 percent from the floor (32-of-63).
- The Spartans handed out 28 assists on 32 made field goals.
- Joey Hauser scored 15 of his 24 points in the second half and hit 5-of-9 shots from 3-point land during the final 20 minutes.
- Western Michigan collected 10 offensive rebounds and scored 15 second-chance points.
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Western Michigan, 27-11.
- The Spartans are now 21-7 all-time in East Lansing and 3-0 at the Breslin Center against the Broncos.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo is 3-0 all-time vs. WMU.
- Joey Hauser scored a career-high 24 points, eclipsing his previous best of 21, set while at Marquette against Xavier during the 2018-19 season.
- Hauser recorded his third double-double of the season.
- He has led the Spartans in rebounding four times this season.
- He has scored in double figures five times this season and 22 times in his career.
- Aaron Henry scored 12 points; his fourth game in double figures this year and the 24th of his career.
- Rocket Watts scored 10 points, his fourth game in double figures this year and the 15th of his career.
- He handed out a team-high six assists, his second time leading the team in assists.
- The Spartans received 26 points from the bench, the fifth time this season the bench has out-scored the opposing bench.
- MSU is averaging 28.4 points per game from the bench.
- Western Michigan hit 39.0 percent of its shots from the field, the third time this season holding an opponent below 40 percent.
- Michigan State handed out 28 assists, the third game this season with at least 25.
Michigan State hits the road again this week, playing at No. 9 Virginia in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The game will air live on ESPN, tipping off at 9:15 p.m.
Team Stats
WMU
MSU
FG%
.390
.508
3FG%
.385
.385
FT%
.909
.714
RB
32
36
TO
12
11
STL
4
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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