Tuesday, March 1
Ann Arbor, Mich.
8:30 PM ET
Michigan State University
19-10,10-8Big Ten
70
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87
Michigan
16-12,10-8Big Ten
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Michigan St.
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42
70
Michigan
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Michigan State Falls at Michigan
3/1/2022 11:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ann Arbor, Mich. – Michigan State fell behind by 16 points at the half and could not recover in an 87-70 loss at Michigan on Tuesday night at the Crisler Center.
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Senior forward Gabe Brown scored 12 points to lead the Spartans, while junior guard Tyson Walker added 11 points and four assists.
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Records
Michigan State falls to 19-10 overall and 10-8 in the Big Ten Conference, while Michigan improves to 16-12 overall and 10-8 in league play.
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Recap
Up Next
Michigan State plays its final road game of the regular season on Thursday, March 3, visiting No. 23 Ohio State (FS1, 7 p.m.).
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Senior forward Gabe Brown scored 12 points to lead the Spartans, while junior guard Tyson Walker added 11 points and four assists.
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Records
Michigan State falls to 19-10 overall and 10-8 in the Big Ten Conference, while Michigan improves to 16-12 overall and 10-8 in league play.
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Recap
- Michigan State trailed by 16 points (44-28) at the break and were down by 22 points, 55-33, after a 3-pointer from Michigan's Caleb Houstan early in the second half.
- Trailing 62-41 after a basket from Hunter Dickinson with 12:51 to play, the Spartans went on a 10-2 run and pulled to within 64-51 on a basket from Gabe Brown.
- Freshman guard Max Christie made it a 12-point game when he hit a jumper with 8:00 left, making it 67-55, but Dickinson would score 13 points in the final eight minutes to help the Wolverines pull away.
- The Spartans went into halftime down 16 points, 44-28, after Michigan connected on 60.7 percent of its first half shots (17-of-28), including 62.5 percent of its 3-pointers.
- A 3-pointer from Joey Hauser gave MSU an early 11-9 lead, but the Wolverines went on a 14-0 run and took a 23-11 after a jumper from Dickinson with 13:02 to play, forcing a Spartans timeout.
- MSU responded with a 7-2 run and pulled to within seven points, 25-18, on a driving layup from Malik Hall with 10:32 left.
- The Spartans trailed by nine points, 33-24, after two of three free throws from Hall with 7:34 left, but UM went on an 8-0 run and extended its lead to 41-24 after a basket from Dickinson.
Up Next
Michigan State plays its final road game of the regular season on Thursday, March 3, visiting No. 23 Ohio State (FS1, 7 p.m.).
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Team Stats
MSU
Mich
FG%
.458
.582
3FG%
.313
.583
FT%
.579
.727
RB
28
33
TO
10
11
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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