Friday, March 10
Chicago, Ill.
2:30 PM
Michigan State University
19-12,11-8Big Ten
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Ohio State
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Ohio St.
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35
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Michigan State Falls to Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament, 68-58
3/10/2023 5:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHICAGO – Michigan State's men's basketball team fell behind early in the first half and could not recover, falling to Ohio State, 68-58, in the Big Ten Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon at United Center.
Graduate forward Joey Hauser scored 15 points and had six rebounds to lead the Spartans, while senior guard Tyson Walker added 10 points, three rebounds and two assists, sophomore guard Jaden Akins had 10 points and four rebounds and junior guard A.J. Hoggard added 10 points and five rebounds.
Records
Michigan State falls to 19-12 overall, while Ohio State improves to 16-18.
Recap
- Michigan State trailed by nine points, 33-24, at halftime, but used a 10-3 burst over the first 3:25 of the second half and pulled to within two points, 36-34, on a driving layup from Hoggard, forcing Ohio State to call a timeout.
- The Buckeyes responded with back with 3-pointers from Bruce Thornton and Justice Sueing to push the lead to 42-34, triggering a 10-2 run that was capped by a Thornton layup giving Ohio State a 46-36 lead with 11:29 left.
- Ohio State extended its lead to 13 points, 54-41, on a 3-pointer from Sueing with 7:37 to play, but the Spartans again fought back, using a 9-2 burst to pull within 56-50 on a jumper from Hoggard with 4:54 to play.
- After an Ohio State timeout, the Buckeyes, scored five-straight points, pushing the lead back to double digits on a 3-pointer from Roddy Gayle Jr., making it 61-50 with 3:13 left.
- A free throw from Thornton with 49 seconds left gave Ohio State its biggest lead, 68-54, before Akins and freshman guard Tre Holloman hit baskets to close out the scoring.
- The Spartans had jumped out to an early 7-2 lead after baskets from Walker, junior forward Mady Sissoko and a 3-pointer from Hauser, but a 13-4 run from Ohio State was capped by a 3-pointer from Sean McNeil, giving the Buckeyes a 15-11 lead.
- Trailing 17-15 after a layup form Akins with 9:09 left, the Buckeyes went on a 13-5, taking a 30-20 lead on a dunk from Felix Okpara.
- A jumper from Walker with 2:15 left cut the lead to nine points, 33-24, at intermission.
- Twice when Michigan State had made runs to cut into the Ohio State lead, the Buckeyes took timeouts and extended their lead (36-34 to 46-36; then 56-50 to 61-50).
- Ohio State connected on 52.6 percent of its 3-points attempts (10-of-19).
- Michigan State connected on just 38.2 percent of its shots from the floor (21-of-55), including just 31.0 percent in the first half (9-of-29).
- Michigan State fell behind by nine points at halftime, 33-24, allowing Ohio State to shoot 51.9 percent from the floor (14-of-27).
- Michigan State now has an all-time record of 34-19 in the Big Ten Tournament.
- The Spartans are 5-4 all-time in the tournament against Ohio State.
- MSU is 1-2 when playing as the No. 4 seed.
- Michigan State is 2-7 when trailing at the half.
- The Spartans are 3-9 when their opponent shoots better.
- MSU is 1-3 when scoring less than 60 points.
- Joey Hauser led the way with 15 points, his 11th time leading the team in scoring.
- It was his 27th game in double figures this year and the 49th of his career.
- Tyson Walker's 10 points marked his 26th game in double figures and the 72nd of his career.
- Jaden Akins finished with 10 points, his 11th game in double figures and the 13th of his career.
- A.J. Hoggard had 10 points, his 21st game in double figures and the 32nd of his career.
Up Next
The Spartans will await the Selection Show for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 12.
Team Stats
OSU
MSU
FG%
.446
.382
3FG%
.526
.188
FT%
.667
.722
RB
33
35
TO
5
8
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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