Saturday, February 18
Ann Arbor, Mich.
8 p.m.
Michigan State University
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Michigan
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Michigan St.
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Michigan State Falls Short at Michigan, 84-72
2/18/2023 11:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ann Arbor, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team returned to play for the first time in a week on Saturday night at Michigan, led for most of the game and were tied with just over two minutes left, but could not hang on in an 84-72 loss at the Crisler Center.
Graduate forward Joey Hauser scored 20 points and had four rebounds to lead the Spartans, while senior forward Malik Hall finished with 14 points and three rebounds, senior guard Tyson Walker added 11 points and two assists and junior guard A.J. Hoggard had six points and seven assists.
Records
Michigan State falls to 16-10 overall and 8-7 in the Big Ten Conference, while Michigan improves to 15-12 overall and 9-7 in league play.
Recap
Michigan State returns home to the Breslin Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21, hosting Indiana (9 p.m., ESPN).
Graduate forward Joey Hauser scored 20 points and had four rebounds to lead the Spartans, while senior forward Malik Hall finished with 14 points and three rebounds, senior guard Tyson Walker added 11 points and two assists and junior guard A.J. Hoggard had six points and seven assists.
Records
Michigan State falls to 16-10 overall and 8-7 in the Big Ten Conference, while Michigan improves to 15-12 overall and 9-7 in league play.
Recap
- Michigan State led for more than 25 minutes in the game and pushed its lead to six points, 63-57, after a driving layup from Hoggard and a 3-pointer from Hauser with 8:23 to play in the game.
- A 3-pointer from Joey Baker and a three-point play from Tarris Reed Jr. tied the game at 63-all with just under six minutes to play and there were four ties and two lead changes in the next five minutes as the teams battled back and forth.
- Free throws from freshman center Carson Cooper gave MSU a 65-63 lead, but Michigan took the lead back on free throws from Hunter Dickinson.
- Tied at 69-all with 3:13 left after free throws from Hauser, the Wolverines took a 72-69 lead with 2:55 left on a three-point play from Reed.
- Walker responded with a 3-pointer of his own, tying the game at 72-all with 2:29 left.
- Michigan responded with back-to-back 3-pointers from Kobe Buffkin and Dickinson, taking a 78-72 lead, and hit six free throws in the final 48 second to close out the scoring.
- The first half was back and forth as well, with eight lead changes and two ties and the Spartans going into the break with a 36-33 lead.
- Michigan's biggest lead in the opening half was at 9-4, but the Spartans tied the game on a 3-pointer from Hauser and a layup from freshman forward Jaxon Kohler.
- MSU trailed 24-23 with 8:31 to play and used a 10-1 run to take a 33-25 lead after a 3-pointer from Hall and a driving layup from Walker with 3:59 left.
- Hall's 3-pointer with 1:01 left gave MSU a 36-31 lead before going into the break with the 36-33 lead.
- Michigan State allowed Michigan to shoot 49.2 percent from the floor (29-of-59), including 50.0 percent (16-of-32) in the second half (when they scored 51 points.
- The Spartans were outrebounded 38-25, and Michigan had 14 offensive rebounds and scored 13 second chance points.
- The Wolverines scored 30 points in the paint, including 20 in the second half.
- Michigan State trails the all-time series with Michigan, 88-104.
- This was the fourth-straight loss at Michigan.
- This was just the fourth time Michigan State lost while leading at the half (14-4).
- MSU is now 4-6 on the road.
- The Spartans were outrebounded 38-25, and are 3-8 when being beaten on the boards.
- Michigan out-shot Michigan State (49.2% to 47.5%) and the Spartans are 1-8 when their opponent shoots better.
- Graduate forward Joey Hauser scored 20 points, his third-straight game with at least 20 points.
- He is the first MSU player to scored at least 20 in three-straight games since Cassius Winston in 2020.
- Hauser has scored in double figures 21 times this season and 43 in his career.
- Malik Hall has scored in double figures seven times this season and 30 times in his career.
- Tyson Walker scored 11 points, the 20th game in double figures this season and the 66th of his career.
Michigan State returns home to the Breslin Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21, hosting Indiana (9 p.m., ESPN).
Team Stats
MSU
Mich
FG%
.475
.492
3FG%
.368
.346
FT%
.900
.810
RB
25
38
TO
8
9
STL
2
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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