Michigan State Falls at No. 25 Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa – Michigan State fell behind by 14 points at the half and could not recover as No. 25 Iowa beat the Spartans, 86-60, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night.

Junior forward Malik Hall scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Spartans, while fellow junior forward Julius Marble II nearly had a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds.

Records
Michigan State falls to 18-9 overall and 9-7 in the Big Ten, while Iowa improves to 19-8 overall and 9-7 in league play.

Recap

MSU opened the second half with two quick baskets and forced Iowa to call a timeout after a layup from redshirt senior Joey Hauser after the lead was cut to 46-36.
Iowa pushed the lead back to 55-39 after a three-point play from Keegan Murray at the 15:35 mark, but a 3-pionter from junior guard Tyson Walker and a layup from Hall cut the lead to 55-44 with 13:54 left.
Iowa's Jordan Bohannon hit back-to-back 3-pointers and triggered an 8-0 run as the Hawkeyes extended their lead to 63-44 on a basket from Murray.
Walker hit another 3-pointer and senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. made a second-chance layup to cut the deficit to 63-49 at the 11:30 mark, but back-to-back 3-pointers from Kris Murray made it a 20-point margin, 69-49, with 10:54 remaining.
Austin Ash gave the Hawkeyes their largest lead of the night, 32 points, with 3:11 left in the game after making a pair of free throws.
The Spartans trailed by 14 points, 46-32, at the break after Iowa raced to an early lead, shooting 50.0 percent from the floor (17-of-34) and connecting on seven shots from 3-point land, with Murray scoring 18 points.
Tied at 4-4 after a jumper from freshman guard Max Christie, the Hawkeyes went on a 10-0 run and took a 14-4 lead on a layup from Tony Perkins at the 15:42 mark.
The Spartans responded with an 8-0 run and cut the lead to 14-11 on a jumper from Marble at the 13:25 mark, but Iowa used a 10-2 burst to extend the lead to 24-13 on a layup from Joe Toussaint at the midpoint.
The Hawkeyes had their biggest lead of the opening half, 15 points, on three occasions, the last on a basket from Murray with 5:37 left to make it 39-24.

Notes

MSU leads the all-series against Iowa, 76-58.
Malik Hall has now scored double figures in 14 games this season.
With one blocked shot on Tuesday, Marcus Bingham Jr. (150 career) needs three more blocks to pass Xavier Tillman (153) for the program record.
Julius Marble II has tallied eight-or-more rebounds in four straight contests.

Up Next
Michigan State returns home to the Breslin Center on Saturday, Feb. 26, hosting No. 4 Purdue at noon (ESPN).

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Team Stats

Malik Hall

Tyson Walker

Julius Marble II

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

Julius Marble II

Tyson Walker

Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

Julius Marble II

Tyson Walker