Thursday, January 19
East Lansing, Mich.
6:30 PM
Michigan State University
13-6,5-3Big Ten
70
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57
Rutgers
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Five in Double Figures as Michigan State Beats No. 23 Rutgers, 70-57
1/19/2023 8:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State used a late run in the second half and put five players in double figures as the Spartans beat No. 23 Rutgers, 70-57, at the Breslin Center on Thursday night.
Junior guard A.J. Hoggard scored a game-high 16 points, adding seven assists and three rebounds to lead the Spartans.
Freshman forward Jaxon Kohler had his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, both personal bests. Graduate forward Joey Hauser finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, while sophomore guard Jaden Akins added 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and four teals and senior guard Tyson Walker had 12 points, four steals and three rebounds.
Records
Michigan State improves to 13-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten Conference, while Rutgers falls to 13-6 overall and 5-3 in league play.
Recap
Michigan State hits the road this weekend, traveling to play at Indiana on Sunday, Jan. 22. The game will air live on CBS at noon, with Spero Dedes and Jim Spanarkel calling the action.
Junior guard A.J. Hoggard scored a game-high 16 points, adding seven assists and three rebounds to lead the Spartans.
Freshman forward Jaxon Kohler had his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, both personal bests. Graduate forward Joey Hauser finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, while sophomore guard Jaden Akins added 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and four teals and senior guard Tyson Walker had 12 points, four steals and three rebounds.
Records
Michigan State improves to 13-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten Conference, while Rutgers falls to 13-6 overall and 5-3 in league play.
Recap
- Michigan State led by five points, 52-47, with just over eight minutes to play following a basket from Rutgers forward Mawot Mag and used a 10-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 62-49 lead on a 3-pointer from Hauser with 2:56 left.
- The Spartans took their biggest lead, 67-51, on a 3-pointer from Walker with 1:18 left, and matched that with a three from Akins with 19 seconds left.
- MSU had gone into the half with a 36-30 lead and saw it cut to two points twice, first at 41-39 on free throws from Clifford Omoruyi and then at 43-41 on a layup from Antwone Woolfolk.
- A fast break dunk from Akins made it 45-41 and forced a Rutgers timeout and the Spartans responded with a jumper from Kohler and a 3-pointer from Hoggard to take a 50-41 lead near the mid-point of the second half.
- Rutgers got the lead down to five points, 52-47, when Akins hit a trifecta with 7:56 to play to trigger the decisive run.
- The Spartans fell behind early, with the Scarlet Knights taking an 8-3 lead barely two minutes into the game and extending the lead to 14-5 on a three-point play from Mag at 14:57.
- MSU used a 13-2 run, with Kohler hitting a pair of shots, and took a 17-16 lead on a three from Hoggard at 11:01.
- Trailing 26-25, MSU used a 9-0 run to take a 34-26 lead on a 3-pointer from Akins at the 2:09 mark and went into the break ahead 36-30 after free throws from RU guard Paul Mulcahy.
- Michigan State held Rutgers to 34.4 percent shooting (22-of-64) and to just 57 points, including 27 in the second half.
- The Spartans hit 54.5 percent of their 3-pointers (12-of-22), including 55.6 percent in the second half (5-of-9).
- MSU received 16 points off the bench, with Kohler scoring a career-high 12 points.
- Rutgers out-rebounded Michigan State, 42-34, and scored 34 points in the paint and had 15 second-chance points off 18 offensive rebounds.
- After falling behind 14-5 just 5:03 into the game, the Spartans out-scored Rutgers, 65-43, in the final 34:57 of the game.
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Rutgers, 12-2, including a 7-0 record at the Breslin Center.
- The Spartans held Rutgers to 57 points, the seventh time this season holding their opponent below 60, including four times against conference opponents.
- Michigan State is 7-0 when allowing less than 60 points and 9-2 when allowing below 70.
- MSU is 8-1 when scoring at least 70 points.
- MSU had a 36-30 lead at the break and the team is 11-2 when leading at the half.
- The Spartans have held 18 opponents below 50 percent shooting from the floor (13-5 record).
- MSU is 13-2 when outshooting its opponent.
- The Spartans tied a season-high with nine steals and six blocked shots.
- MSU hit 12 shots from 3-point land, its second-highest mark this season.
- This was the first time this season the Spartans won while being beaten on the boards (1-5).
- This was the second time this year MSU had five players reach double figures in scoring.
- A.J. Hoggard led MSU in scoring for the sixth time this season.
- This was his 14th game in double figures this season and the 25th of his career.
- He led the team with seven assists, his 11th game with at least seven assists.
- Joey Hauser scored 13 points, his 16th game in double figures this year and the 38th of his career.
- Tyson Walker's 12 points were his 16th game in double figures and the 62nd of his career.
- Walker had a season-high, and a Big Ten career-high, four steals.
- Jaden Akins scored 11 points, his fourth game in double figures and the sixth of his career.
- Akins set a career-high with four steals.
- Jaxon Kohler registered his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, both personal bests, while blocked a career-best three shots.
Michigan State hits the road this weekend, traveling to play at Indiana on Sunday, Jan. 22. The game will air live on CBS at noon, with Spero Dedes and Jim Spanarkel calling the action.
Team Stats
RU
MSU
FG%
.344
.473
3FG%
.118
.545
FT%
.733
.857
RB
42
34
TO
11
10
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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