Michigan State University
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Michigan State Falls Short at Illinois, 75-66
1/13/2023 11:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Michigan State had a nine-point lead in the second half, but could not hang on as Illinois used a late run to take the lead and held on to beat the Spartans, 75-66, at State Farm Arena in a Big Ten men's basketball game Friday night.
Junior guard A.J. Hoggard scored 20 points and had four rebounds to lead the Spartans, while senior guard Tyson Walker added 14 points and four rebounds and graduate forward Joey Hauser had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Records
Michigan State falls to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, while Illinois improves to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in league play.
Recap
- Michigan State led 37-33 at the break and had a 44-41 lead before scoring six-straight points, with a jumper from Hoggard, a dunk from Akins and two technical free throws from Hauser that gave the Spartans a 50-41 lead, their biggest of the game.
- Illinois responded with an 18-4 run over 6:07, tying the game at 50-all on a 3-pointer from Matthew Mayer and then pushing the margin to 59-54 on another trey from Mayer with 7:28 left.
- MSU rallied back, tying the game at 60-all on a jumper from Walker with 5:47 left after a pair of baskets from Hoggard.
- Coleman Hawkins hit a 3-pointer with 4:40 left to take the lead for good and a second-chance layup from Hawkins with 1:28 left closed out an 11-4 burst as the Illini took a 71-64 lead.
- In the first half, Illinois had jumped on top early, taking a 15-10 lead on free throws from Terrance Shannon Jr., who scored 15 of his 19 points in the opening 20 minutes.
- The Spartans used a 15-4 run over 3:40 to take a 25-19 lead on a layup from Walker with 8:43 left.
- Illinois briefly took a 26-25 lead, but MSU used a 10-2 run – with two baskets apiece from Akins and freshman center Carson Cooper – to take a 35-28 lead on a Hoggard layup with 1:54 to play before going into the break ahead by four points.
- After shooting 51.5 percent in the first half (17-of-33), the Spartans connected on just 34.4 percent of their second half shots (11-of-32).
- MSU did not hit a 3-pointer, missing all seven attempts.
- The Spartans limited Illinois to just 37.5 percent shooting in the first half (12-of-32), but they connected on 53.6 percent in the second half (15-of-28).
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Illinois, 64-63.
- The Fighting Illini have won the last three meetings between the teams.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo is now 27-21 in his career against the Illini
- In the last 29 games between the teams, 25 of the games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
- This was just the second time this season the Spartans led at the half and lost (10-2).
- Illinois out-shot MSU (45.0% to 43.1%), just the fifth time this season MSU was out-shot (0-5).
- It was the 12th time this season MSU out-rebounded its opponent but the first time the team lost while doing so (11-1).
- The Spartans did not hit a 3-pointer, the first time since March 4, 2021 at Michigan the team had not hit one from long distance.
- A.J. Hoggard scored 20 points, his 12th game in double figures this year and the 23rd of his career.
- It was his second game this season with at least 20 points.
- Joey Hauser had 11 points and 11 rebounds, his sixth double-double this season and the 12th of his career.
- He scored in double figures for the 14th time this season and the 36th of his career.
- He has seven games this year with at least 10 rebounds and 15 for his career.
- Tyson Walker scored in double figures for the 14th time this season and the 60th of his career.
Up Next
Michigan State returns back to the Breslin Center for a pair of games next week, starting on Monday, Jan. 16, hosting Purdue on Martin Luther Day at 2:30 p.m. (FS1).
