Michigan State Falls to Iowa at Home

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State fell behind by 12 points at halftime and could not recover as the Spartans lost to Iowa, 78-71, on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center.

Graduate forward Malik Hall had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while adding five assists, to lead three players in double figures.

Graduate guard Tyson Walker scored 16 points and had four assists and senior guard A.J. Hoggard added 15 points and four assists.

Records
Michigan State had a three-game win streak end and falls to 17-10 overall and 9-7 in the Big Ten Conference, while Iowa improves to 16-11 overall and 8-8 in league play.

Recap

Michigan State trailed by 12 points, 45-33, at the break and Iowa extended its lead to 16 points, 49-33, with baskets on the first two possessions, the second a layup from Owen Freeman.
Twice in the final 10 minutes the Spartans pulled to within six points and five points, respectively.
A jumper from Hall (8:24) and a layup from Walker (7:12) made it 62-56, but Ben Krikke and Josh Dix each hit baskets to push the lead back 10 points.
Trailing by 11 points, 70-59, with 4:20 left, the Spartans pulled to within 70-65 on a dunk from Hall with 2:31 left, but Payton Sandfort scored on a layup with 2:12 to make it 72-65.
The Spartans missed a shot and turned it over with 1:40 left and would get no closer the rest of the way.
The Spartans went into the half trailing by 12 points, 45-33, after Iowa shot 57.1 percent from the floor (16-of-28) and 44.4 percent from 3-point land (4-of-9).
MSU hit a trio of 3-pointers in the opening five minutes, with two from Walker tying the game at 11-all at the 15:01 mark.
After Iowa took a 24-21 the Spartans used a 6-0 burst to take a 27-24 lead on a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Tre Holloman with 6:34 left.
The Hawkeyes responded with a 15-4 run over 3:15 and took a 39-28 lead on free throws from Ben Krikke with 3:11 to play in the half.
The Spartans went more than four minutes without a field goal (4:13) before a jumper from Hall at the 2:21 mark but it 39-30, but Iowa hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute for the 45-33 lead.

Key Stats

Iowa shot 50.9 percent from the floor (28-of-55), including 57.1 percent in the first half (16-of-28).
The Hawkeyes hit 57.1 percent of their two-point shots (24-of-42).
MSU hit just 50.0 percent of its free throws (7-of-14), while Iowa made 78.3 percent (18-of-23).
The Hawkeyes out-scored MSU in the paint, 40-28.

Notes

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Iowa, 77-60, but the Hawkeyes have won five of the last six games in the series.
The Spartans are now 47-20 all-time at home, including a 22-5 record at the Breslin Center.
MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo's career record is now 704-290, including a 342-167 mark in Big Ten play.
Michigan State is now 13-3 at home and had a nine-game win streak at the Breslin Center end.
MSU is 1-8 when trailing at the half.
Iowa was just the fourth opponent to shoot above 50 percent against the Spartans this year (0-4).
The Spartans are 0-4 when committing more turnovers (MSU 8, Iowa 6).
Malik Hall scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season the fourth of his career.
- Hall has scored in double figures in four-straight games and in 13 of the last 15 games.
- He now has 1,152 career points and is 42nd all-time at Michigan State … He moved past Pete Gent (1961-64) and needs four points to pass Lindsey Hairston (1972-75) for 41st place.
Tyson Walker scored 16 points, his 25th game in double figures this year and the 99th of his career.
- Walker now has 1,277 career points at MSU and is 30th all-time in scoring at Michigan State … He moved past Quinton Brooks (1992-96) and needs 20 points to pass Matt Steigenga (1988-92) for 29th place.
- Walker has scored 1,957 points in 146 career games (13.4 ppg).
A.J. Hoggard handed out a team-high four assists, leading the team for the 19th time this season and the 71st time of his career.
- Hoggard now has 563 career assists and is sixth all-time at MSU … He moved past Mark Montgomery (1988-92) and needs 20 more to pass Drew Neitzel (2004-08) for fifth place.
- Hoggard scored 15 points and now has 1,058 career points … He moved past Marcus Sanders (1962-65) and Miles Bridges (2016-18) and needs two points to pass Earvin Johnson (1977-79) for 49th place.

Up Next
Michigan State closes out a two-game homestand on Sunday, Feb. 25, hosting Ohio State at the Breslin Center. The game tips off at 4 p.m. on CBS with Brad Nessler and Jay Wright on the call.

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Team Stats

Tyson Walker

Malik Hall

A.J. Hoggard

Tre Holloman

Players Mentioned

Malik Hall

A.J. Hoggard

Tre Holloman

Tyson Walker

Players Mentioned

Malik Hall

A.J. Hoggard

Tre Holloman

Tyson Walker