Friday, March 18
Greenville, S.C.
9:40 p.m. ET
Michigan State University
23-12,11-9Big Ten
74
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73
Davidson
27-7,15-3Atlantic 10
1
2
F
Davidson
31
42
73
Michigan St.
32
42
74
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Hauser’s 27 Points Lead Michigan State to 74-73 Win over Davidson in NCAA Tournament
3/19/2022 1:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Greenville, S.C. – Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser tied his career high with 27 points, as Michigan State came away with a 74-73 win over No. 10-seeded Davidson on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Hauser's 27 points came on a night where he was 9-for-12 from the field, going 4-for-6 from three-point land and making 5-of-6 free throws while adding eight rebounds and two assists. Two other Spartans reach double figures, as sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and senior forward Gabe Brown had 12 points along with three assists.
The win advances Michigan State to the round-of-32, as the Spartans will face Duke after the Blue Devils defeated CSU Fullerton, 78-61, earlier on Friday.
Records
Michigan State improves to 23-12 overall, while Davidson ends the season at 27-7.
Recap
Michigan State plays Duke in the NCAA Second Round on Sunday, March 20 at 5:15 p.m. ET on CBS.
Hauser's 27 points came on a night where he was 9-for-12 from the field, going 4-for-6 from three-point land and making 5-of-6 free throws while adding eight rebounds and two assists. Two other Spartans reach double figures, as sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and senior forward Gabe Brown had 12 points along with three assists.
The win advances Michigan State to the round-of-32, as the Spartans will face Duke after the Blue Devils defeated CSU Fullerton, 78-61, earlier on Friday.
Records
Michigan State improves to 23-12 overall, while Davidson ends the season at 27-7.
Recap
- Michigan State led by one at the break (32-31) and the game was back and forth over the opening minutes of the second half until a jumper from junior forward Julius Marble II and a driving layup from junior forward Malik Hall gave the Spartans a 49-45 lead with 12:50 to play.
- The Spartans had a chance to extend the lead after a missed shot from Davidson but could not convert and a 3-pointer from Hyunjung Lee keyed a 7-0 run capped by a layup from Luka Brajkovic with 9:27 left, forcing MSU to call a timeout down 52-49.
- Both teams went scoreless for over two minutes before Hoggard found the basket on a jumper at 7:23, but layups from Sam Mennenga and Brajkovic made it a five-point game in Davidson's favor (56-51).
- A 10-0 run by the Spartans flipped the lead to 61-56 with 3:38 remaining, as Hauser and Brown hit 3-pointers in between and pair of Hoggard jumpers, but Davidson halted the run with a 3-pointer from Michael Jones.
- The Spartans made four-straight free throws after a Marble layup earned him a trip to the line, as Marble sunk his shot, while Hauser both of his shots after being fouled and Brown made the first of two shots with 59 seconds left to make it 67-59.
- Foster Loyer had an old-fashioned three-point play and Brajkovic made a 3-pointer after two Hauser free throws to cut the lead to 69-56 at 00:37.
- Late 3-pointers from Loyer and Lee proved not enough, as MSU made 5-of-6 free throws in the final 25 seconds to preserve the victory.
- Despite allowing Davidson to shoot 44.4% in the first half from beyond the arc, MSU limited its own mistakes to just four turnovers in the opening 20 minutes to hold a 32-21 advantage at the break.
- Playing in front of a largely partisan crowd of Davidson supporters – just two hours north of Greenville – the Spartans jumped out to an early lead, taking an 8-2 lead at the 16:57 mark after back-to-back 3-pointers from Hauser and Brown.
- Davidson took its first lead of the game, 14-12, on a basket from Nelson Boachie-Yiadom with 11:58 left.
- Tied at 19-all, MSU would use a 7-2 run to take a 26-21 lead after a layup from Hauser at the 7:10 mark, but Davidson responded with an 8-0 run of its own to take a 29-26 lead on free throws from Foster Loyer
- The Spartan responded with jumpers from freshman guard Max Christie, junior guard Tyson Walker and Hauser in the span of 1:30 to take a 32-29 edge, while a Mennenga layup in the paint with 38 seconds left closed out the first half scoring.
Michigan State plays Duke in the NCAA Second Round on Sunday, March 20 at 5:15 p.m. ET on CBS.
Team Stats
DC
MSU
FG%
.475
.475
3FG%
.400
.269
FT%
.583
.733
RB
32
35
TO
8
7
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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