Monday, November 25
Maui, Hawaii
5 PM
Michigan State University
5-1,0-0Big Ten
72
vs
56
Colorado
4-1,0-0Big 12
1
2
F
Colorado
25
31
56
Michigan St.
38
34
72
Richardson Scores 13 to Help Lead Michigan State Past Colorado, 72-56, in Maui Invitational
11/25/2024 8:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored 13 points and 10 different players scored for Michigan State's men's basketball team as the Spartans beat Colorado, 72-56, in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday afternoon at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Richardson set a career-high with 13 points, while senior center Szymon Zapala added seven points and a game-high eight rounds, senior forward Frankie Fidler had nine points and six rebounds, while redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with eight points and dished out a game-high six assists.
Records
Michigan State, winners of three-straight games, improves to 5-1 overall, while Colorado falls to 4-1 overall.
Recap
Michigan State plays Memphis in the second round of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The game will tip at 6 p.m. ET (1 p.m. HT) and air live on ESPN, with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas calling all of the action.
Richardson set a career-high with 13 points, while senior center Szymon Zapala added seven points and a game-high eight rounds, senior forward Frankie Fidler had nine points and six rebounds, while redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with eight points and dished out a game-high six assists.
Records
Michigan State, winners of three-straight games, improves to 5-1 overall, while Colorado falls to 4-1 overall.
Recap
- Michigan State led by 13 points (38-25) at the break, but Colorado used an 8-2 run over the opening 1:49 of the second half and pulled within 40-33 on a 3-pointer from Julian Hammond III.
- Fidler, who scored all of his points in the second half, hit a pair of free throws (16:48) and Zapala had a second-chance layup (16:01) to push the lead back to 11 points, 44-33.
- The Buffaloes pulled back to within eight points at 44-36 before Richardson hit a 3-pointer with 13:39 left to push the lead back to 11 points and triggered a 9-1 run as the Spartans took a 54-37 advantage on a hook shot from junior center Carson Cooper with 10:21 left in the game.
- The Spartan lead did not get below 15 points the rest of the way and MSU took its biggest advantage at 66-46 on a driving layup from Fears with 4:58 left in the game.
- Michigan State went into the break with a 38-25 lead as Richardson tallied a team-high eight points and eight different players scored.
- The Spartans out-scored the Buffaloes, 17-4, over the final 8:45 of the first half and held them to just two field goals during that span.
- A 3-pointer from Fidler early in the second half extended MSU's lead to 47-35 and the Spartans still led, 51-39, after a dunk from Richardson at the 15:01 mark.
- Michigan State used a 17-4 run over the final 8:45 of the first half to take control of the game.
- The Spartans held Colorado to 37.0 percent shooting from the floor, including 33.3 percent in the first half (9-of-27).
- MSU controlled the boards, 42-29, and collected nine offensive rebounds, leading to 13 second-chance points.
- The Spartans had a 50-28 advantage in the paint.
- Led by Richardson's 13 points, the Spartans bench out-scored the Buffaloes, 40-13.
- MSU out-scored Colorado, 22-6, on the fast break.
- Michigan State hit 76.9 percent of its free throws (10-of-13), including 8-of-9 in the first half.
- Michigan State now has a 4-1 all-time record against Colorado.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo improved his career record to 712-296.
- The Spartans now have an all-time record of 11-5 in the Maui Invitational.
- Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 13 points in the win and this was his fourth game scoring in double figures.
Michigan State plays Memphis in the second round of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The game will tip at 6 p.m. ET (1 p.m. HT) and air live on ESPN, with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas calling all of the action.
Team Stats
CU
MSU
FG%
.370
.492
3FG%
.211
.095
FT%
.600
.769
RB
29
42
TO
12
11
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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