Richardson Scores 29 Points, No. 9 Michigan State Storms Back to Beat Oregon, 86-74, as Izzo Ties Big Ten Record

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 29 points and No. 9 Michigan State stormed back from a 14-point halftime deficit and pulled away late for an 86-74 win over Oregon in a Big Ten Conference men's basketball game on Saturday afternoon at the Breslin Center.

The win gave Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo his 353rd career Big Ten Conference win, tying former Indiana coach Bob Knight for the most in conference history.

Richardson scored 18 of his 29 points, the most by a Michigan State player in a game this season, in the second half, leading four players in double figures.

Junior forward Jaxon Kohler had his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while junior guard Tre Holloman added 13 points and a game-high 7 assists and senior guard Jaden Akins had 10 points.

Records
Michigan State improves to 19-4 overall and 10-2 in the Big Ten Conference, while Oregon falls to 16-8 overall and 5-8 in league play.

Recap

Michigan State started the second half trailing by 14 points (50-36) and pulled to within one, 54-43, before Oregon went on an 8-0 run to take a 62-53 lead with 13:11 to play.
The Spartans responded, with Akins hitting a 3-pointer and an alley-oop to trigger an 11-0 run over 2:42, with a 3-pointer from Holloman and a conventional three-point play from Kohler giving MSU a 64-62 lead with 10:05 left.
Oregon tied the game on the next basket, but Akins responded with another layup and two more free throws from Kohler gave MSU the lead for good, 68-64, with 8:41 to play.
The Spartans led by four point, 70-66, after a layup from Oregon's Kwame Evans Jr. with 6:50 left and Richardson proceeded to score 10 of the team's next 12 points, including a jumper with 2:38 on the clock as MSU took its biggest lead of the game, 82-70, to that point.
Trailing 50-36 at the break, the Spartans scored the first eight points of the second half and pulled to within 50-44
from Akins at 3:55 giving MSU its last lead at 59-58.
The Spartans fell behind at the start after a pair of 3-pointers from Oregon, but tied the game at 8-all on a hook shot from Cooper at the 16:08 mark.
Trailing 13-11, the Spartans went on an 8-1 run over 1:37, with Richardson hitting a pair of 3-pointers and a jumper at 13:16 to give MSU a 19-14 lead.
MSU had its last lead of the first half when sophomore forward Coen Carr hit a jumper with 10:18 to play, giving the Spartans a 21-19 lead.
Oregon responded with an 8-1 run and took a 29-22 lead on a 3-pointer from Nate Bittle with 7:18 to play.
The Spartans pulled to within 34-30 on a jumper from Akins at the 4:33 mark, but Oregon would hit four 3-pointers over the final minutes, using a 16-6 run to take a 50-36 lead at the break.

Key Stats

After allowing Oregon to score 50 points in the first half and shoot 52.6 percent from 3-point land (10-of-19), MSU held the Ducks to 24 points in the second half and did not allow a 3-pointer.
Michigan State scored 50 points in the second half.
The Spartans shot 50.0 percent from the floor overall (27-of-54), including 53.3 percent in the second half (16-of-30).
The Spartans had a 40-27 advantage in rebounding, collected 10 offensive boards and scored 14 second-chance points.
MSU hit 88.9 percent of its free throws (24-of-27), including 14-of-14 in the second half.
After turning the ball over nine times in the first half, the Spartans committed just three in the second half.

Notes

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Oregon, 3-2.
- This was the first win against the Ducks as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo is 3-0 all-time against Oregon.
Izzo's career record is now 726-299, breaking a tie with Oregon Head Coach Dana Altman for the fourth-most wins by a coach at one school since 2010-11 (362).
The win was Izzo's 353rd Big Ten Conference win, tying him with former Indiana coach Bob Knight for the most wins in conference play by a league coach.
- Izzo's career Big Ten record is now 353-172.
Michigan State is now 12-0 at home, including a 6-0 mark against Big Ten opponents.
The Spartans are now 1-4 when trailing at halftime.
MSU is 9-0 when shooting at least 50.0 percent from the floor.
The Spartans are 18-1 when out-shooting their opponent and 17-4 when holding their opponent below 50 percent from the floor.
Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 20th time this season and has a 17-3 record in those situations.
The Spartans are now 6-4 when committing more turnovers than their opponent.
It was the 14th time this season MSU has scored at least 80 points and they are 14-0 in those cases.
MSU connected on 88.9 percent of its free throws (24-of-27), the 15th time hitting at least 80 percent from the line.
- The 24 made free throws were tied for the second-most in a game this season (North Carolina).
The Spartans received 14 points from the bench, the fewest by the team this season.
Jase Richardson scored a career-high 29 points, the most by an MSU player this year.
- It was his fourth time leading the team in scoring this season.
- This was his second game with at least 20 points and his 10th game scoring in double figures.
- Richardson set career marks in field goals made (9), attempted (13) and free throws made (8) and attempted (9).
Jaden Akins scored 10 points, his fifth-straight game in double figures and the 13th time in the last 13 games.
- Akins has scored in double figures 19 times this year and 53 times in his career.
- Akins now has 1,086 career points, passing Goran Suton (2005-09) for 49th place and he needs 14 points to pass Bill Kilgore (1970-73) for 48th place.
Jaxon Kohler had his fifth double-double of the season (sixth career) with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
- It was his sixth game scoring in double figures this year and the eighth of his career.
- Kohler has collected at least 10 rebounds in a game eight time this season (nine career).
Tre Holloman scored 13 points and handed out a game-high 7 assists.
- Holloman has scored in double figures eight time this year and 14 times for his career.
- This was his fifth game this season leading the team in assists and the 14th of his career.

Up Next
Michigan State closes a two-game homestand on Tuesday, Feb. 11, hosting Indiana at the Breslin Center (9 p.m., Peacock), with Paul Burmeister and Austin Rivers calling the game.

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