No. 17 Michigan State Falters at Home Against No. 14 Wisconsin

East Lansing, Mich. – No. 17 Michigan State fell behind early and struggled with its shooting throughout the game, and fell behind early and could not recover as No. 14 Wisconsin beat the Spartans, 65-58, at the Breslin Center Tuesday night.

Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central) scored 15 points to lead the Spartans, while junior forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) added 12 points and four rebounds.

Records
It was the second-straight loss, and the third in the last five games, for Michigan State, who falls to 17-6 overall and 8-4 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin improves to 19-4 overall and 10-3 in the league.

Recap

Trialing by six points at the break and struggling from the field for most of the game, the Spartans fell behind by 10 points, 35-25, on a 3-pointer from Brad Davison at the 16:01 mark.
Down by eight points, 43-35, with just over 13 minutes left, the Spartans would use a 9-2 run to pull within one point, 45-44, on a layup from Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point) with 9:06 left.
A jumper from Hall cut the Wisconsin lead to 50-47 with 6:46 left, and a basket from Bingham with 4:47 left made it 52-49.
The Badgers responded with a 9-2 run and took a 61-51 lead on a layup from Davis with 1:46 left and the Spartans could not recover.
The Spartans went into the half trailing by just six points, 29-23, despite shooting just 32.0 percent from the floor (8-of-25), with no 3-pointers and seven turnovers.
Wisconsin took its biggest lead of the half, 16-8, on a layup from Chris Vogt at the 9:04 mark in the half.
MSU pulled to within five points, 18-13, on a layup from freshman guard Jaden Akins (Farmington, Mich./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]), but a 3-pointer from Johnny Davis pushed the lead back to eight points, 21-13, with 4:58 left.

Key Stats

Michigan State just 41.5 percent from the floor (22-of-53), including just 32.0 percent in the first half (8-of-25), and hit only three 3-pointers for the game (21.4%, 3-of-14).
The Spartans committed 12 turnovers, including eight in the second half.
Wisconsin scored 28 points in the paint, including 16 in the first half.
The Badgers scored 11 second-chance points.

Notes

The Spartans and the Badgers split the season series, with each team winning on the opponent's floor.
Michigan State leads the all-time series, 84-67, including 50-16 at home and 22-6 at the Breslin Center.
The Badgers have won the last two games played at the Breslin Center.
The 23 first half points by MSU were tied for the lowest first half output this season (20 at Illinois and 23 vs. Loyola Chicago).
The three 3-pointers hit by MSU also tied a season-low (at Illinois).
MSU had a 33-32 edge in rebounding, the 17th time this season the team controlled the boards.
Marcus Bingham Jr. scored 15 points, his 11th game in double figures this year and the 14th of his career.
Malik Hall scored 12 points, his 12th game in double figures this season and the 20th of his career.

Up Next
Michigan State plays the second of two games at home this week, hosting Indiana on Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Breslin Center (3:30 p.m., FOX).

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