Michigan State Falls to Gonzaga, 64-63, in Armed Forces Classic

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6:30 p.m.

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Gonzaga

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Team	1	2	F
Michigan St.	38	25	63
Gonzaga	31	33	64

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Michigan State Falls to Gonzaga, 64-63, in Armed Forces Classic

11/11/2022 10:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – had Michigan State had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but its shot was off the mark and No. 2 Gonzaga escaped with a 64-63 win over the Spartans in the Armed Forces Classic, held on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday evening.

Junior forward Mady Sissoko scored 14 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Spartans, while junior guard A.J. Hoggard 12 points and six assists, senior guard Tyson Walker added 12 points and senior forward Malik Hall finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Records
Michigan State falls to 1-1 overall, while Gonzaga improves to 2-0.

Recap

After leading by as many as 12 points in the second half, the Spartans were tied at 55-all after a three-point play from Gonzaga's Drew Timme with 5:15 to play.
There were two more lead changes and three ties in the final minutes.
Michigan State took the lead back to three points, 59-56, after Hoggard hit 1-of-2 free throws and Hall connected on a turnaround jumper with 4:21 left.
A 3-pointer from Gonzaga's Rasir Bolton tied the game and twice the Bulldogs took two-point leads, but a jumper from Walker with 2:48 left (61-61) and a jumper from Hall with 2:07 left (63-63) tied the game.
Timme hit 1-of-2 free throws with 1:51 left to give the 'Zags a 64-63 lead and after a pair of missed shots on both ends, the Spartans had the ball back with 24 seconds left following a turnover.
Sophomore Jaden Akins could not connect with a jumper as time expired, giving Gonzaga the win.
MSU led by seven points, 38-31, at the break and saw its lead increase to 12 points, 45-33, after hitting 7-of-8 free throws over the opening four minutes, including four from Sissoko.
Gonzaga went on an 11-0 run and pulled to within 45-44, but a driving layup from Walker with 12:03 to play (MSU's first field goal of the second half) pushed the lead back to three points, 47-44.
The Spartans still led by five points, 53-48, after a 3-pointer from Pierre Brooks with 7:21 to play before Gonzaga tied the game, setting up the wild last minutes.
MSU took a 38-31 lead at the half, thanks in large part to Sissoko, who scored 10 points and had seven boards.

Key Stats

Michigan State held a lead in the game for 29:52.
The Spartans hit 50.0 percent of their first half shots (16-of-32), but were just 25.0 percent from the field in the second half (5-of-20
Gonzaga out-rebounded Michigan State, 40-32, grabbing 12 offensive rebounds and scoring 17 second-chance points.
Michigan State out-scored Gonzaga, 14-3, on the fast break.
After hitting just 36.4 percent of its free throws in the first half (4-of-11), the Spartans connected on 82.4 percent (14-of-17) in the second half.
needs seven to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career.
A.J. Hoggard scored 12 points, his first game in double figures this year and the 12th of his career.

Notes

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Gonzaga, 4-2.
Junior forward Mady Sissoko registered career bests in points (14) and rebounds (9) while playing a career-high 24 minutes.
It was the first time in his career he reached double figure scoring.
Malik Hall scored 11 points, his first game in double figures and the 24th of his career.
Tyson Walker scored 12 points, his first game in double figures and the 47th of his career.
Including two years at Northeastern, Walker now has 994 career points and

Up Next
Michigan State continues its time away from home, traveling to play No. 4 Kentucky in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis. The game will air live on ESPN (7 p.m.)