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Five in Double Figures as No. 14 Michigan State Tops No. 8 Wisconsin, 86-74
1/22/2022 12:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MADISON, Wis. – Junior forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) had 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists to lead five players in double figures as No. 14 Michigan State opened up a 16-point halftime lead en route to an 86-74 win over No. 8 Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on Friday night.
Freshman guard Max Christie (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows) added 12 points and three rebounds, sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard (Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep [W.Va.]) had 12 points and tied his career-high with eight assists, junior guard Tyson Walker (Westbury, N.Y./Christ the King/Northeastern) added 12 points and two assists and freshman guard Jaden Akins (Farmington, Mich./Farmington/Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) chipped in 10 points and two rebounds.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point/Marquette) finished with seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 10 of its last 11 games, improves to 15-3 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten Conference, while Wisconsin falls to 15-3 overall and 6-2 in league play.
Recap
- The Spartans led by as many as 17 points (38-21) in the first half and were up 16 points at the break (42-26) before Wisconsin used a late run to pull within six points, 58-52, on a jumper from Johnny Davis with 10:11 to play.
- MSU responded with five-straight points – a pair of baskets from Hall and a technical free throw from senior forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville) – and extended the lead to 63-52.
- That was part of an 11-3 run as the Spartans took a 69-55 lead on a driving layup from Walker with 6:44 to play.
- A jumper from junior forward Julius Marble (Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit) gave MSU a 77-62 lead with 3:08 left, but the Badgers narrowed the gap to nine points, 79-70, on a 3-pointer from Brad Davison with 1:34 left.
- Hoggad and Walker combined to hit 7-of-8 free throws in the final 1:34 to seal the win.
- The Spartans went into the break with a 16-point lead, 42-26, after Hall hit a jumper with time winding down in the first half.
- MSU committed four turnovers in the opening four minutes of the game and the Badgers had jumped out to a 7-0 lead.
- The Spartans used a 12-3 run to take a 12-10 lead following a layup from Akins at the 12:47 mark.
- MSU broke a 13-all tie with a 7-0 run and took a 20-13 lead on a 3-pointer from Hauser, forcing Wisconsin to call a timeout, with 9:01 left.
- That was part a 25-8 run over a span of 6:02 as the Spartans took their biggest lead, 38-21, on a layup from Hall with 4:16 left.
- Michigan State out-rebounded Wisconsin, 39-20.
- Michigan State's bench accounted for 43 of the team's 86 points.
- The Spartans shot 52.7 percent from the floor (29-of-55), including 50 percent from 3-point land (6-of-12).
- MSU connected on 78.6 percent of its free throws (22-of-28),
- After committing four turnovers in the opening four minutes, Michigan State committed just nine in the final 36 minutes.
- Wisconsin connected on 12 shots from 3-point land, including seven in the second half.
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 84-66.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo is 33-22 all-time against Wisconsin.
- The Spartans have won three of the last four games played at the Kohl Center.
- Michigan State is now 4-0 this season in true road games.
- The Spartans connected on 52.7 percent of their field goals, the sixth time the team has connected on at least half of its shots.
- Wisconsin shot 42.6 percent from the floor, the 18th time this season MSU has held an opponent below 50 percent.
- The Spartans out-rebounded Wisconsin, 39-20, the 15th time MSU has controlled the battle of the boards (14-1).
- The Spartans scored a season-high 43 points off the bench.
- It was the fourth time this season five players scored in double figures.
- The Spartans hit 22 free throws, the second-most this season (26, at Northwestern on Jan. 2) and attempted 28 shots, tied for second-most (28 vs. Eastern Michigan, Nov. 20; season-high is 33 at Northwestern on Jan. 2).
- Malik Hall scored 14 points
- Tyson Walker scored all 12 of his points in the second half. It was his seventh game in double figures this year.
- A.J. Hoggard scored 12 points, his fifth game in double figures this year, and he tied his career-high with eight assists.
- Max Christie scored 12 points, his eighth game in double figures this year and the fourth against a Big Ten opponent.
- Jaden Akins scored 10 points, his second game in double figures this year.
- Joey Hauser grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, his third game with at least 10 this year.
Up Next
Michigan State continues its road swing, playing at No. 17/17 Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 25 (ESPN, 7 p.m.).
