Friday, November 17
East Lansing, Mich.
6:30 PM
Michigan State University
2-2,0-0Big Ten
74
vs
54
Butler
3-1,0-0Big East
1
2
F
Butler
25
29
54
Michigan St.
37
37
74
Team Stats
Butler
MSU
FG%
.288
.475
3FG%
.280
.350
FT%
.708
.733
RB
32
42
TO
12
10
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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C
/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Walker Leads Michigan State Past Butler, 74-54
11/17/2023 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Graduate guard Tyson Walker scored 21 points to lead three players in double figures as Michigan State's men's basketball team beat Butler, 74-54, in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Friday night at the Breslin Center.
The Spartans improve to 2-2 overall with the win, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-1.
Walker scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the first half, adding four assists and two rebounds. Senior guard A.J. Hoggard finished with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists, while graduate forward Malik Hall added 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Recap
Michigan State has a one-day prep before turning around to play Alcorn State at the Breslin Center on Sunday, Nov. 19. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. on BTN, with Matt Schumacher and Bruce Weber on the call.
The Spartans improve to 2-2 overall with the win, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-1.
Walker scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the first half, adding four assists and two rebounds. Senior guard A.J. Hoggard finished with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists, while graduate forward Malik Hall added 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Recap
- Michigan State led by a dozen at the break (37-25), but nearing the mid-point of the second half, Butler cut the lead to nine points, 46-37, on a 3-pointer from Jahmyl Telfort with 12:59 to play.
- The Spartans responded with two-straight baskets, a layup from junior guard Jaden Akins and a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Tre Holloman and used an 8-1 run over 3:24 to take a 54-38 lead on a trey from Hoggard with 8:53 left.
- The Bulldogs pulled to within 54-41, but MSU responded with a 15-9 burst and extended its lead to 69-50 on a 3-pointer from freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. with 2:15 left.
- A put-back layup from Hoggard with 53 seconds left gave MSU its biggest lead, 74-50.
- The Spartans went into the break with a 37-25 lead, thanks in part to Walker, who had 16 of his points in the opening frame.
- MSU jumped out to an early 5-0 lead after a jumper from Hall and a 3-pointer from Jaden Akins and extended the lead to 14-7 on another three from Akins with 14:42 to play.
- Butler used a 7-0 run to tie it at 14-all on a layup from Posh Alexander at the 12:45 mark but MSU responded by out-scoring the Bulldogs 8-1 over a span of 3:47 and took a 22-15 lead on a layup from Walker with 6:02 left before the break.
- Michigan State shot 47.5 percent from the floor (28-of-59), including 51.6 percent in the second half (16-of-31).
- The Spartans held a 42-32 advantage in rebounding and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, scoring 11 second-chance points.
- MSU out-scored Butler, 40-16, in the paint.
- The Spartans held Butler to 28.8 percent shooting from the floor, including 25.9 percent during the first half.
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Butler, 15-11.
- The Spartans are 10-2 at home against the Bulldogs, yet this was just the first game played between the teams at the Breslin Center.
- MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo is 17-12 in head-to-head matchups in games coached by Thad Matta.
- Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo won the 689th game of his career.
- The Spartans have a 4-0 record in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
- Tyson Walker led the Spartans in scoring for the fourth time this season.
- Walker scored 21 points, his third game this season with at least 20 points and the 18th of his career.
- It was his fourth game in double figures this year and the 78th of his career.
- Walker has now scored 892 points in 73 games at Michigan State, a 12.4 per game average.
- Walker also tied for a team-high 4 assists, his second time leading the team this season and the 57th of his career.
- A.J. Hoggard finished with 14 points, his first game in double figures and the 35th of his career.
- Hoggard tied for a team-high 4 assists, his third time leading the team this season and the 54th of his career.
- Malik Hall scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds, adding three assists and three steals.
- His 12 points marked his third game in double figures this year and the 36th of his career.
- The three steals tied a career-high, set three times previously and last against Marquette on March 19, 2023 in the NCAA Tournament.
- Carson Cooper had the first start of his career in the game against Butler
- Cooper responded with a career-high 11 rebounds.
- It was his second-straight game leading the team in rebounding this season, coming off of 8 rebounds against Duke.
Michigan State has a one-day prep before turning around to play Alcorn State at the Breslin Center on Sunday, Nov. 19. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. on BTN, with Matt Schumacher and Bruce Weber on the call.
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