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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Four in Double Figures as Michigan State Downs Maryland, 77-67, and Head Coach Tom Izzo Wins 663rd Game to Become Big Ten Leader in Overall Wins
3/6/2022 9:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Junior forward Malik Hall scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as Michigan State opened up a 20-point halftime lead and held on to beat Maryland, 77-67, on Senior Day at the Breslin Center.
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, junior guard Tyson Walker finished with 13 points and five assists, senior forward Gabe Brown scored 10 points with two rebounds and two assists, while redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser had three points, five rebounds and five assists.
The win gave MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo 663 overall wins for his career, passing Bob Knight of Indiana for the most overall wins by a Big Ten Head Coach.
Records
Michigan State closes the regular season with a 20-11 overall record and an 11-9 record in the Big Ten Conference, while Maryland is now 15-16 overall and 7-13 in league play.
Recap
Michigan State travels to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans earned the No. 7 seed in the tournament and will face 10th-seeded Maryland on Thursday, March 10
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, junior guard Tyson Walker finished with 13 points and five assists, senior forward Gabe Brown scored 10 points with two rebounds and two assists, while redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser had three points, five rebounds and five assists.
The win gave MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo 663 overall wins for his career, passing Bob Knight of Indiana for the most overall wins by a Big Ten Head Coach.
Records
Michigan State closes the regular season with a 20-11 overall record and an 11-9 record in the Big Ten Conference, while Maryland is now 15-16 overall and 7-13 in league play.
Recap
- Michigan State had a 20-point lead at the half (46-26), but Maryland used an early second half run to cut the lead to 10 points and then pulled to within three points, 61-58, with 7:14 left.
- The Spartans responded with a 7-0 run from Brown, who hit a floating jumper at 6:45, a 3-pointer at 5:43 and then two free throws with 5:20 left to give MSU a 68-58 lead.
- Maryland got no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
- Leading by 20 points, 46-26, to start the second half, MSU got off to a slow start and Maryland took advantage, with Eric Ayala hitting a pair of 3-pointers to trigger a 10-0 run and force MSU to call a timeout with the score 46-36.
- The Spartans responded with their own 10-0 run, started on a 3-pointer from Hauser and capped on free throws from freshman guard Jaden Akins with 14:09 to play.
- Hall hit a 3-pointer with 12:33 left to make it 59-39 before Maryland went on a 19-2 run to pull within 61-58 on a pair of free throws from Fatts Russell.
- MSU jumped on top of Maryland early, taking a 14-0 lead on a jumper from junior forward Julius Marble just under five minutes into the game.
- Maryland did not scored for the first 5:04 of the game, a free throw from Hakim Hart making it 14-1.
- A conventional three-point play from Hall with 7:14 to play gave MSU a 28-11 lead and another three-point play, this one from freshman guard Max Christie, gave the Spartans a 33-13 lead with 5:47 left before the break.
- Michigan State had its biggest lead of the game, 46-24, on a dunk from junior forward Mady Sissoko with 21 seconds left before the break.
- Michigan State opened up a 20-point lead at halftime (46-26), connecting on 53.1 percent of its shots from the field (17-of-32).
- MSU had a 39-30 edge in rebounding, grabbed 11 offensive rebounds, and had a 24-16 edge in the first half.
- The Spartans handed out 21 assists on 27 made field goals
- The Spartans put four players in double figures in scoring, led by Hall's 17 points.
- Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo won his 663rd career game, passing Bob Knight of Indiana for most overall wins by a Big Ten Head Coach.
- Michigan State leads the head-to-head series with Maryland, 12-8, and has won three of the last four at home.
- Michigan State has now won 20 games in 10 of the last 11 seasons under Izzo.
- Izzo has 21 20-win seasons at Michigan State and has missed the plateau only twice since 2003-04.
- The Spartans finished the season with a 12-3 record at home, including a 6-3 mark against Big Ten opponents.
- MSU is 17-0 when leading at the half.
- Michigan State held Maryland to 39.3 percent shooting from the field, the 27th time this season limiting its opponent to below 50 percent (19-8 record).
- MSU out-rebounded its opponent for the 20th time this season (16-4).
- Michigan State scored at least 70 points for the 19th time this season; the Spartans are 16-3 when scoring at least 70.
- Malik Hall scored in double figures for the 15th time this season and the 23rd time in his career.
- Tyson Walker scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and the 45th of his career.
- Gabe Brown
- Marcus Bingham registered the third double-double of his career with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
- He scored in double figures for the 14th time this season and grabbed at least 10 rebounds for the fourth time this season.
- Bingham blocked one shot, giving him 66 for the season, the second-best single-season mark in program history.
Michigan State travels to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans earned the No. 7 seed in the tournament and will face 10th-seeded Maryland on Thursday, March 10
Team Stats
MD
MSU
FG%
.393
.474
3FG%
.276
.389
FT%
.917
.762
RB
30
39
TO
10
14
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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