Saturday, December 11
East Lansing, Mich.
2 p.m. ET
Michigan State University
9-2,2-0Big Ten
80
vs
64
Penn State
5-5,0-2Big Ten
1
2
F
Penn St.
29
35
64
Michigan St.
42
38
80
Bingham’s Double-Double Leads No. 19 Michigan State Past Penn State, 80-64
12/11/2021 4:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) had a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to lead No. 19 Michigan State to an 80-64 win over Penn State on Saturday afternoon.
It was the ninth win in the last 10 games for the Spartans, who improve to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. Penn State falls to 5-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.
Senior forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville) scored a game-high 15 points and had five rebounds while junior guard Tyson Walker (Westbury, N.Y./Christ the King/Northeastern) added 10 points and nine assists.
Recap
- Michigan State led 42-29 at the break and Penn State quickly cut the lead to 10 points, 42-32, on a three-point play from John Harrar in the opening minute.
- The Spartans broke the game open with a 9-0 run over the next 1:51, taking a 51-42 lead on a 3-pointer from freshman guard Max Christie (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows) with 17:59 to play.
- Penn State battled back and pulled to within 12 points, 58-46, on a layup from Sam Sessoms with 13:27 left in the game, but sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard (Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep [W.Va.]) and Bingham each hit 3-pointers to push the lead back to 18 points, 64-46, and force the Nittany Lions to call a timeout.
- After PSU pulled to within 12 points again, 69-57, the Spartans rattled off nine-straight points and took their biggest lead, 78-57, on a driving layup from Walker with 3:00 left.
- Michigan State went into half with a 13-point lead, 42-29, using a 19-6 run over the final 7:36 of the half.
- The opening 10 minutes of the half were back and forth, with five ties and five lead changes.
- Penn State took a 14-12 lead with 13:09 to play on a layup from Seth Lundy and tied the game at 23-all on a putback layup from Harrar with 7:43 to play.
- Walker broke the tie quickly, using a pair of fast break layups to give MSU a 27-23 lead.
- Those baskets triggered the run, capped by a conventional three-point play from Bingham with 58 seconds left and a free throw from redshirt senior Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point/Marquette) with 41 seconds left to give the Spartans a 42-29 lead.
Key Stats
- Michigan State connected on 52.5 percent of its field goals (31-of-59), including 42.9 percent from 3-point land (9-of-21)
- The Spartans scored 31 points off the fast break.
- MSU handed out 21 assists on 31 made field goals.
- The Spartans bench out-scored Penn State's, 29-17.
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 42-9, including a 21-2 mark at the Breslin Center.
- The Spartans have won the last three meetings and six of the last seven overall.
- In coaching against Penn State Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry, Tom Izzo has now coached against 250 different coaches in his career.
- Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo is now 23-4 all-time in Big Ten Conference home openers.
- Izzo is now 17-10 all-time in Big Ten Conference openers, including an 8-9 record in league road openers.
- MSU out-rebounded its opponent for the eighth time this season.
- Michigan State out-scored Penn State, 29-17, in bench points; the eighth time this season the bench had more points than its opponent and the ninth time with at least 20 points.
- The Spartans handed out 21 assists, the third time this season with at least 20 and the fifth time with at least 15.
- Gabe Brown scored 15 points, the 10th time in 11 games this season he has reached double figures.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. had his second double-double of the season (second career as well), grabbing a career-best 13 rebounds.
- Tyson Walker scored 10 points, his third-straight game in double figures, and handed out nine assists.
Up Next
Michigan State is for 10 days before returning to play on Tuesday, Dec. 21 against Oakland at Little Caesars Arena (7:30 p.m.).
Team Stats
PSU
MSU
FG%
.429
.525
3FG%
.250
.429
FT%
.714
.692
RB
28
40
TO
7
11
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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