Tuesday, February 9
East Lansing, Mich.
7 p.m.
Michigan State University
10-7,4-7Big Ten
60
vs
58
Penn State
7-9,4-8Big Ten
1
2
F
Penn St.
24
34
58
Michigan St.
32
28
60
Three Spartans In Double-Figures Leads To 60-58 Victory for MSU
2/9/2021 9:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Henry leads way with game-high 20 points; Langford reaches 1,000 career points.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State had three players in double-figures, led by Aaron Henry's game-high 20 points, as the Spartans overtook and held off pesky Penn State, 60-58, Tuesday night at the Breslin Center.
Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) led the way with 20 points, while redshirt-junior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point/Marquette) netted 11 points and sophomore forward Malik Hall tallied 10 points, as Hauser and Hall swapped starting roles, with Hall getting the start and Hauser coming off the bench. Junior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) led the Spartans on the boards with a season-best nine rebounds.
Graduate guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) reached the 1,000 career points milestone in the game.
Penn State was led by a double-double by John Harrar with 17 points and a game-high 14 reobunds, while Myreon Jones added 15 points.
Records
Michigan State won its second-straight in improving to 10-7 overall and 4-7 in B1G action in the penultimate game of a three-game homestand at the Breslin Center. Penn State is now 7-9 overall and 4-8 in the Big Ten.
Recap
• Michigan State pulled away from an early, 6-5 deficit with a 12-0 run, starting by a Langford jumper and capped by a triple by Henry for a 17-6 score and an 11-point lead with just under 11 minutes left in the first half. The 11-point advantage was MSU's largest lead of the first half.
• Penn State reeled off six unanswered to close to 17-12 after a putback by John Harrar at the 8:48 mark, but that would be the closest the visiting Nittany Lions got in the first 20 minutes.
• Langford hit a 3-pointer from the wing to regain a double-digit lead at 25-15 with 4:14 to go in the half.
• That Langford trey was his 1,000th career point, as he finished with five points on the night and exactly at 1,000 career points.
• Penn State got within 32-24 at the half.
• The Spartans scored the first four points of the second half to open up their largest lead of the night at 36-24 on a jumper by Henry just 1:32 into the second half action.
• The Nittany Lions clawed away at the Spartans' advantage and tied it for the first time of the second stanza at 41-all with 11:53 on the clock.
• Hall had a steal and layup, ripping the ball from Harrar on a rebound, for a putback at 11:17 and a 43-41 MSU lead.
• Two minutes later, Hall struck again with a layup to put the Green & White ahead, 50-42, with 9:16 to go.
• However, that would be MSU's largest lead from that point, as PSU scored six of the game's next seven points to take a 52-51 lead on a layup by Myreon Jones with 6:16 left.
• Exactly three minutes later, Jones hit a pair of free throws to put Penn State up, 58-54 with 3:16 left.
• That was the last points that the Spartan defense allotted to their visitors from there on out, as MSU finished off the game with a 6-0 run, as sophomore guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy (Ohio)) soared for a tip-in with 2:57 left.
• While Watts' bucket was MSU's last field goal of the night, MSU hit 4-of-4 at the charity stripe in the final 2:06, first with two Hauser free throws, then two Bingham makes from the free pitch stripe with 1:18 left.
• Michigan State's defense held off Penn State, strongly contesting three Nittany Lion shots that were off the mark in the final 49 seconds, including a 3-pointer by Myles Dread at the buzzer, to hold resolute with a Big Ed-like work ethic, for the win.
Key Stats
• Langford reached the 1,000 career plateau with his fifth point in the Tuesday's ballgame, coming on a first half 3-pointer from the wing with 4:14 until halftime.
• Despite missing nearly two years of play, Langford becomes the 52nd player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career ... Langford, who missed half of the 2018-19 season and all of 2019-20, now has 1,000 career points in 99 career games for a 10.1 points per game average ... Langford becomes the fourth member of his original recruiting class to reach the 1,000-point mark, joining Miles Bridges, Nick Ward and Cassius Winston.
• Henry registered his 15th game in double-figures, as well as fourth 20-point outing, including two in the last three games with 24 at Iowa (2/2/20) ... Tuesday was Henry's eighth game this season in leading the Spartans in the scoring column ... Henry also shared the team-lead with three assists, joining junior guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) and Hauser with three helpers apiece, marking the ninth game this season that Henry has shared or outright led MSU in assists.
• Bingham led the Spartans on the glass with a season-high nine rebounds ... The nine boards topped his previous season-high of seven vs. Notre Dame (11/28/20) ... It was also Bingham's third game this season and 17th career game with at least five rebounds.
• Hauser came off the bench for the first time this season ... He netted 11 points for his 10th double-figure outing of the year.
• Hall's 10 points matched a season-high for the fourth time, as well as his second time in a Big Ten game, matching outing nearest his hometown, at Northwestern (12/20/20), which was also his most recent 10-point game ... Tuesday was Hall's first start of the season.
Up Next
Michigan State wraps up it's three-game homestand on Saturday, Feb. 13, welcoming No. 7 Iowa to the Breslin Center. The Saturday showdown between the Spartans and Hawkeyes will tipoff at 2:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on FOX.
Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) led the way with 20 points, while redshirt-junior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point/Marquette) netted 11 points and sophomore forward Malik Hall tallied 10 points, as Hauser and Hall swapped starting roles, with Hall getting the start and Hauser coming off the bench. Junior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) led the Spartans on the boards with a season-best nine rebounds.
Graduate guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) reached the 1,000 career points milestone in the game.
Penn State was led by a double-double by John Harrar with 17 points and a game-high 14 reobunds, while Myreon Jones added 15 points.
Records
Michigan State won its second-straight in improving to 10-7 overall and 4-7 in B1G action in the penultimate game of a three-game homestand at the Breslin Center. Penn State is now 7-9 overall and 4-8 in the Big Ten.
Recap
• Michigan State pulled away from an early, 6-5 deficit with a 12-0 run, starting by a Langford jumper and capped by a triple by Henry for a 17-6 score and an 11-point lead with just under 11 minutes left in the first half. The 11-point advantage was MSU's largest lead of the first half.
• Penn State reeled off six unanswered to close to 17-12 after a putback by John Harrar at the 8:48 mark, but that would be the closest the visiting Nittany Lions got in the first 20 minutes.
• Langford hit a 3-pointer from the wing to regain a double-digit lead at 25-15 with 4:14 to go in the half.
• That Langford trey was his 1,000th career point, as he finished with five points on the night and exactly at 1,000 career points.
• Penn State got within 32-24 at the half.
• The Spartans scored the first four points of the second half to open up their largest lead of the night at 36-24 on a jumper by Henry just 1:32 into the second half action.
• The Nittany Lions clawed away at the Spartans' advantage and tied it for the first time of the second stanza at 41-all with 11:53 on the clock.
• Hall had a steal and layup, ripping the ball from Harrar on a rebound, for a putback at 11:17 and a 43-41 MSU lead.
• Two minutes later, Hall struck again with a layup to put the Green & White ahead, 50-42, with 9:16 to go.
• However, that would be MSU's largest lead from that point, as PSU scored six of the game's next seven points to take a 52-51 lead on a layup by Myreon Jones with 6:16 left.
• Exactly three minutes later, Jones hit a pair of free throws to put Penn State up, 58-54 with 3:16 left.
• That was the last points that the Spartan defense allotted to their visitors from there on out, as MSU finished off the game with a 6-0 run, as sophomore guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy (Ohio)) soared for a tip-in with 2:57 left.
• While Watts' bucket was MSU's last field goal of the night, MSU hit 4-of-4 at the charity stripe in the final 2:06, first with two Hauser free throws, then two Bingham makes from the free pitch stripe with 1:18 left.
• Michigan State's defense held off Penn State, strongly contesting three Nittany Lion shots that were off the mark in the final 49 seconds, including a 3-pointer by Myles Dread at the buzzer, to hold resolute with a Big Ed-like work ethic, for the win.
Key Stats
• Langford reached the 1,000 career plateau with his fifth point in the Tuesday's ballgame, coming on a first half 3-pointer from the wing with 4:14 until halftime.
• Despite missing nearly two years of play, Langford becomes the 52nd player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career ... Langford, who missed half of the 2018-19 season and all of 2019-20, now has 1,000 career points in 99 career games for a 10.1 points per game average ... Langford becomes the fourth member of his original recruiting class to reach the 1,000-point mark, joining Miles Bridges, Nick Ward and Cassius Winston.
• Henry registered his 15th game in double-figures, as well as fourth 20-point outing, including two in the last three games with 24 at Iowa (2/2/20) ... Tuesday was Henry's eighth game this season in leading the Spartans in the scoring column ... Henry also shared the team-lead with three assists, joining junior guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) and Hauser with three helpers apiece, marking the ninth game this season that Henry has shared or outright led MSU in assists.
• Bingham led the Spartans on the glass with a season-high nine rebounds ... The nine boards topped his previous season-high of seven vs. Notre Dame (11/28/20) ... It was also Bingham's third game this season and 17th career game with at least five rebounds.
• Hauser came off the bench for the first time this season ... He netted 11 points for his 10th double-figure outing of the year.
• Hall's 10 points matched a season-high for the fourth time, as well as his second time in a Big Ten game, matching outing nearest his hometown, at Northwestern (12/20/20), which was also his most recent 10-point game ... Tuesday was Hall's first start of the season.
Up Next
Michigan State wraps up it's three-game homestand on Saturday, Feb. 13, welcoming No. 7 Iowa to the Breslin Center. The Saturday showdown between the Spartans and Hawkeyes will tipoff at 2:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on FOX.
Team Stats
PSU
MSU
FG%
.345
.418
3FG%
.217
.267
FT%
.867
.667
RB
37
36
TO
9
11
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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