Tuesday, November 26
Maui, Hawaii
6 PM ET
Michigan State University
5-2,0-0Big Ten
63
vs
71
Memphis
6-0,0-0AAC
1
2
F
Memphis
34
37
71
Michigan St.
31
32
63
Spartans Rally but Fall Short to Memphis, 71-63, in Maui Invitational
11/26/2024 9:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Michigan State's men's basketball team tied the game early in the second half and trailed by four near the mid-point, but Memphis used an 11-0 run to break open a close game en route to a 71-63 win over the Spartans in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.
Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Spartans, while senior guard Jaden Akins added 12 points and five rebounds and senior forward Frankie Fidler had 10 points and five rebounds.
Records
Michigan State falls to 5-2 overall while Memphis improves to 6-0.
Recap
Michigan State will play either North Carolina or Auburn in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday, Nov. 27
Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Spartans, while senior guard Jaden Akins added 12 points and five rebounds and senior forward Frankie Fidler had 10 points and five rebounds.
Records
Michigan State falls to 5-2 overall while Memphis improves to 6-0.
Recap
- The Spartans tied the game at 36-all early in the second half after a 3-pointer from junior forward Jaxon Kohler and a driving layup from redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr.
- The Tigers responded with five-straight points to take a 41-36 before a jumper from Kohler (13:41) and a driving layup from sophomore forward Coen Carr (12:54) pulled MSU to within 46-42.
- Memphis followed that up with an 11-0 run over 1:43 and took a 57-42 lead on a three-point play from Moussa Cisse with 10:50 to play.
- MSU did not go away, as baskets from Richardson (3:20) and Fidler (2:47) cut the lead to seven points, 66-59.
- Memphis led by nine points, 68-59, when Kohler scored on a layup (1:20) and free throws from Fears with 45 seconds left narrowed the gap to 68-63.
- That was as close as the Spartans would get as a 3-pointer from Richardson was off the mark with 26 seconds left and the Tigers hit a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to seal the win.
- The Spartans went into the half trailing by just three points, 34-31, thanks to a 3-pointer from Richardson as time wound down.
- Memphis had jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead but 3-pointers from Akins and junior guard Tre Holloman gave the Spartans a 10-7 lead.
- The first half was back and forth with four lead changes and three ties before Memphis went on an 8-2 run and took a 32-23 lead on a dunk from Tyrese Hunter at the 3:49 mark, forcing MSU to call a timeout.
- Fears hit a pair of a baskets and Richardson's trey pulled MSU to within three points at the break.
- Michigan State was outscored, 33-22, in the paint by Memphis.
- The Spartans committed 13 turnovers and the Tigers scored 22 points off those.
- MSU hit a season-low 63.2 percent of its free throws (12-of-19).
- The Spartans were outscored on the fast break (11-5) for the first time this season.
- MSU shot a season-high 35.0 percent from 3-point land (7-of-20).
- Michigan State now has a 3-2 all-time record against Memphis.
- The Spartans are now 11-6 all-time in Maui, including an 8-6 record under Head Coach Tom Izzo.
- Wednesday's final game in Maui will mark the fourth time MSU will play in the third-place game (1995, 2005 and 2010).
- Izzo now has a career record of 712-297.
- Jase Richardson scored a team-high 18 points, setting a new career-high.
- This was his fifth game scoring in double figures this year.
- Jaden Akins scored 12 points, his fifth game in double figures and the 39th of his career.
- Frankie Fidler finished with 10 points, his fifth game in double figures this season and the 80th of his career.
Michigan State will play either North Carolina or Auburn in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday, Nov. 27
Team Stats
Mem
MSU
FG%
.473
.423
3FG%
.348
.350
FT%
.786
.632
RB
28
36
TO
9
13
STL
4
1
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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