Wednesday, December 29
East Lansing, Mich.
3 p.m. ET
Michigan State University
11-2,2-0Big Ten
81
vs
68
High Point
6-7,0-0Big South
1
2
F
High Point
35
33
68
Michigan St.
34
47
81
Team Stats
HP
MSU
FG%
.463
.475
3FG%
.526
.500
FT%
.800
.765
RB
25
38
TO
10
8
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Michigan State Uses Late Run to Top High Point, 81-68
12/29/2021 6:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Senior forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville) scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the second half and No. 10 Michigan State used a late second half run to pull away from High Point for a 81-68 win at the Breslin Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point/Marquette) had his sixth career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, junior forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) added 13 points, four assists and three rebounds, junior forward Julius Marble (Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit) added 10 points and five rebounds and sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard (Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep [W.Va.]) had 10 points, eight assists and four rebounds.
Records
It was the 11th win in the last 12 games for the Spartans, who improve to 11-2 overall, while High Point falls to 6-7.
Recap
Michigan State returns back to Big Ten Conference play to start the New Year, traveling to play at Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 2 (3 p.m. ET, BTN).
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point/Marquette) had his sixth career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, junior forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) added 13 points, four assists and three rebounds, junior forward Julius Marble (Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit) added 10 points and five rebounds and sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard (Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep [W.Va.]) had 10 points, eight assists and four rebounds.
Records
It was the 11th win in the last 12 games for the Spartans, who improve to 11-2 overall, while High Point falls to 6-7.
Recap
- Michigan State trailed by one at the half, 35-34, and took the lead back early in the second half, but could not shake the Panthers.
- The Spartans led by five points early in the second and were up six, 47-41, after a free throw from Hoggard, but High Point kept it close and tied the game at 56-all on a 3-pointer from Bryson Childress with 8:42 left in the game.
- Junior guard Tyson Walker (Westbury, N.Y./Christ the King/Northeastern) responded with a trey and Brown followed with back-to-back long distance shots as the Spartans took a 65-58 lead with 7:18 left, matching their biggest lead of the game.
- Another Brown 3-pointer – his fourth of the second half – gave MSU a 70-61 lead and Hoggard fed Hall for a breakaway dunk with 3:55 left, giving MSU a 74-63 lead and capping an 18-7 run.
- MSU took its biggest lead, 81-66, on free throws from Brown with 1:27 left to play.
- The Spartans went into the half trailing 35-34 after a 3-pointer from High Point's Jaden House gave the Panthers the lead with just over a minute left.
- Michigan State struggled from the start, missing its first seven shots, but only trailed 3-0 as High Point missed its first four shots before a 3-pointer from House.
- MSU quickly scored seven points, with a 3-poimter from Brown giving MSU a 7-3 lead and forcing High Point to call a timeout.
- The Spartans continued to hold a slim lead through most of the half used a 7-2 run over 1:29 to take a 24-17 lead on free throws from Hauser with 6:26 to play.
- High Point would use a 13-6 run to tie the game at 30-all on a 3-pointer from Bryson Childress before taking the one-point lead into the break.
- Michigan State connected on 64.0 percent of its second half field goals (16-of-25), including 66.7 percent of its 3-pointers (8-of-12).
- MSU out-scored High Point, 17-6, in fast break points.
- The Spartans committed only eight turnovers.
- High Point connected on 52.6 percent of its 3-pointers (10-of-19), including 5-of-6 in the second half.
- This was Michigan State's first win over High Point.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo is now 17-4 in head-to-head meetings with Tubby Smith, who coached previously at Kentucky and Minnesota.
- Michigan State is 6-0 when scoring at least 80 points.
- MSU handed out 20 assists, the fifth time with at least 20 and the seventh time this season with at least 15.
- The Spartans out-rebounded High Point, 38-25, the 11th time they have controlled the boards (10-1) this season.
- Michigan State committed a season-low eight turnovers.
- Gabe Brown scored a career-high 24 points.
- It was his 12th game in double figures this year and the 30th of his career.
- Joey Hauser registered his sixth career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
- He has scored in double figures three times this year and 17 times in his career.
- Malik Hall scored 13 points and reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this season and the 13th time in his career.
- A.J. Hoggard scored 10 points, his fourth game in double figures this year and the fifth game of his career.
- Hoggard also handed out a career-high eight assists.
- Junior forward Julius Marble scored 10 points and had five rebounds in his first start of the season.
- It was his third game in double figures this year and the fifth of his career.
Michigan State returns back to Big Ten Conference play to start the New Year, traveling to play at Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 2 (3 p.m. ET, BTN).
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