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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Walker Leads Three in Double Figures as Michigan State Beats Oakland, 79-62
12/18/2023 9:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Walker Reaches 1,000-point mark for his career at MSU
East Lansing, Mich. – Graduate guard Tyson Walker reached the 1,000-point mark for his career at Michigan State and scored 14 points to lead three players in double figures as the Spartans opened up a 20-point lead midway through the second half en route to a 79-62 win over Oakland at the Breslin Center Monday night.\
Waler scored 14 points and had five assists to lead the Spartans. Walker hit a jumper with 8:25 left in the second half to reach the 1,000-point mark in his MSU career, becoming the 24th-fastest player to hit that mark.
Senior guard A.J. Hoggard scored 11 points and handed out a game-high seven assists and junior guard Jaden Akins had 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Senior forward Mady Sissoko and sophomore center Carson Cooper each finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
Records
Michigan State improves to 6-5 overall, while Oakland falls to 6-6.
Recap
Michigan State plays its final game before the Christmas holiday on Thursday, Dec. 21, hosting Stony Brook at the Breslin Center (B1G+, 6:30 p.m.)
Waler scored 14 points and had five assists to lead the Spartans. Walker hit a jumper with 8:25 left in the second half to reach the 1,000-point mark in his MSU career, becoming the 24th-fastest player to hit that mark.
Senior guard A.J. Hoggard scored 11 points and handed out a game-high seven assists and junior guard Jaden Akins had 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Senior forward Mady Sissoko and sophomore center Carson Cooper each finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
Records
Michigan State improves to 6-5 overall, while Oakland falls to 6-6.
Recap
- Michigan State led by eight points at the break (30-22) and were still up nine points, 39-30, before going on a 12-1 run over 3:07 and taking a 51-31 lead on a layup from freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. with 12:37 to play.
- The Golden Grizzlies got no closer than 18 points until the final minute of the game.
- A 3-pointer from Hoggard with 7:17 to play in the game gave MSU a 27-point lead, 70-43, its biggest of the game.
- The Spartans led by eight points, 30-22, at the break, with eight different players scoring.
- MSU led from the start, but a trio of 3-pointers from Oakland's Blake Lampman kept the Golden Grizzlies close, pulling to within 21-19 with 4:32 to play in the half.
- The Spartans responded with a 9-0 run over 3:07 and extended their lead to 30-19 after layups from Walker and Holloman and a fast break dunk from Akins with 1:09 on the clock.
- Michigan State hit 49.2 percent of its field goals for the game (29-of-59), including 63.0 percent in the second half (17-of-27).
- MSU hit 42.9 percent of its 3-point attempts (9-of-21), including 63.6 percent in the second half, when the team his 7-of-11 shots.
- The Spartans held a 39-33 advantage on the boards, including 14 offensive rebounds and 18 second-chance points.
- MSU handed out 23 assists on 29 made field goals (79.3 percent).
- Michigan State now leads the all-time series with Oakland, 22-0, including a 14-0 mark at the Breslin Center.
- MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo won his 693rd career game (693-285).
- The Spartans scored 79 points, the fifth time this season scoring at least 70.
- MSU has a 6-2 record when scoring at least 70 points.
- The Spartans are 6-1 when leading at the half.
- MSU out-shot Oakland, 49.2% to 36.5%, and the team is 6-0 when out-shooting its opponent.
- The Spartans had a 39-33 advantage on the boards and the team is 5-0 when controlling the boards.
- MSU allowed 62 points by the Golden Grizzlies and the team has a 6-0 record when holding its opponent to below 70 points.
- Tyson Walker scored a team-high 14 points, his eighth game in double figures this year and the 82nd of his career.
- He has led the team in scoring seven times this season and 29 times in his career.
- Walker reached the 1,000-point mark for his career at Michigan State when he hit a jumper with 8:25 left in the game.
- He was fouled and hit a free throw to close out the night with 1,001 points at MSU.
- Walker has scored 1,681 points in 130 career games (12.9 ppg).
- A.J. Hoggard scored 11 points, his eighth game in double figures and the 42nd of his career.
- Hoggard led the team with seven assists, his seventh time leading the team and the 58th of his career.
- Jaden Akins scored 11 points, his seventh game in double figures and the 21st of his career.'
- Akins also tied a career-high with two blocked shots, set three times previously.
- Carson Cooper and Mady Sissoko each had eight rebounds to lead the team.
- It was the fourth time Cooper has led the team in boards and the fifth for Sissoko.
Michigan State plays its final game before the Christmas holiday on Thursday, Dec. 21, hosting Stony Brook at the Breslin Center (B1G+, 6:30 p.m.)
Team Stats
Oak
MSU
FG%
.365
.492
3FG%
.310
.429
FT%
.700
.750
RB
33
39
TO
8
8
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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