Sunday, November 18
East Lansing, Mich.
6 p.m.
Michigan State University
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Tennessee Tech
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Tennessee Tech
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Three in Double Figures as No. 11 Michigan State Overwhelms Tennessee Tech, 101-33
11/18/2018 9:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Junior forward Nick Ward (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) scored 23 points and had six rebounds to lead three players in double figures as No. 11 Michigan State overwhelmed Tennessee Tech, 101-33, at the Breslin Center Sunday night.
Records
Michigan State wins its third-straight game and improves to 3-1 overall, while Tennessee Tech falls to 0-5.
Summary
Key Stats
Notes
Up Next
Michigan State hits the road for Thanksgiving Week, playing in the Las Vegas Invitational. The Spartans play No. 20 UCLA on Thursday, Nov. 22 at Orleans Arena. Tipoff is slated for 10 p.m. (ET). The game will air live on FS1.
Records
Michigan State wins its third-straight game and improves to 3-1 overall, while Tennessee Tech falls to 0-5.
Summary
- Leading by 28 points at the break (42-14), MSU scored the first 11 points of the second half and took a 53-14 lead on a 3-pointer from junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) at the 18:35 mark, forcing the Golden Eagles to call a timeout.
- The Spartans led by at least 50 points through most of the second half, scoring 59 points and connecting on 70.4 percent of their field goals (19-of-27), including 69.2 percent from 3-point land (9-of-13).
- MSU took its biggest lead, 101-33, on free throws from redshirt freshman guard Jack Hoiberg (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central) with six seconds left.
- MSU seized control immediately with Ward scoring the first three baskets of the game and a 13-3 burst early in the game gave the Spartans a 21-7 lead on a 3-pointer from Winston with 10:45 left in the half.
- Tennessee Tech pulled to within nine points, 23-14, on a 3-pointer from Corey Tillery, but a conventional three-point play from freshman guard Foster Loyer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston), a layup from Ward and a 3-pointer from senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) pushed the lead to 31-14 and forced the Golden Eagles to call a timeout.
- The Spartans would hold Tennessee Tech scoreless for the final 7:42 of the first half and went into the break with a 42-14 lead.
Key Stats
- Ward led three players in double figures. He finished with 23 points and six rebounds, while Winston added 19 points and six assists and junior guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) added 16 points and five assists.
- The Spartans shot 56.2 percent from the floor (37-of-67), including 42.4 percent from 3-point land (14-of-33). MSU hit 70.4 percent of its shots in the second half, including 69.2 percent from 3-point land (9-of-13).
- MSU handed out 25 assists on 37 field goals (67.6%).
- Twelve different players scored for the Spartans.
- MSU outscored Tennessee Tech, 42-24, in the paint and held a 35-15 advantage in bench points.
- The Spartans scored 34 points on fast breaks.
Notes
- This marked the second game this season that MSU had eclipsed the 100-point mark.
- The 68-point margin of victory for MSU ties the Breslin Center record for widest margin of victory, set on Dec. 21, 1992 against Morehead State (121-53).
- MSU held Tennessee Tech to 33 points, the fewest points scored by an opponent since holding Binghamton to 33 points in a 76-33 win on Dec. 5, 2015.
- The 14 points scored by Tennessee Tech in the first half were the fewest by an MSU opponent in the first half since holding Binghamton to 12 points (41-12 lead) on Dec. 5, 2015.
- Tennessee Tech's 14 points were the fewest allowed by an MSU opponent in a half since Savannah State scored 14 in the second half of a 108-52 on Dec. 31, 2017.
- Nick Ward scored at least 20 points for the second time this season and the 13th time in his career. He has scored in double figures twice this year and 47 times in his career.
- Cassius Winston scored in double figures for the fourth time this season and the 37 time in his career.
- Joshua Langford scored in double figures for the fourth time this season and the 29th time in his career.
Up Next
Michigan State hits the road for Thanksgiving Week, playing in the Las Vegas Invitational. The Spartans play No. 20 UCLA on Thursday, Nov. 22 at Orleans Arena. Tipoff is slated for 10 p.m. (ET). The game will air live on FS1.
Team Stats
M-692
M-416
FG%
.294
.552
3FG%
.100
.424
FT%
.222
.722
RB
27
47
TO
19
8
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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