University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, January 12
East Lansing, MI
6:00 PM
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Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Gophers Fall at Michigan State
1/12/2022 8:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, MICH. (AP) - Joey Hauser made a low-post shot with a tenth of a second left, lifting No. 10 Michigan State to a 71-69 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night.
The Spartans (14-2, 5-0 Big Ten) had the ball with 18.1 seconds left, and A.J. Hoggard drove into the lane in the final seconds and set up Hauser for the final basket. Michigan State freshman Max Christie had 16 points, Gabe Brown scored 13 points and Tyson Walker added 10 points.
The Golden Gophers (10-4, 1-4) were very competitive throughout the game and had opportunities to pull off the upset. Minnesota was led by Eric Curry with 19 points. Eylijah Stephens scored 18 points, Payton Willis had 15 and Jamison Battle added 13 points for the Gophers.
Stephens made four free throws late, putting the teams in a 69-all tie. The Spartans started strong, but couldn't sustain success against a scrappy team. The Spartans led 27-17 late in the first half, but they got sloppy and Minnesota took advantage to cut its deficit to three at halftime. The Gophers scored seven straight points, five off turnovers, to take a 52-51 lead midway through the second half. Michigan State went ahead by six points a couple times, but could not put Minnesota away.
In the Big Ten opener for both teams last month, Michigan State beat Minnesota 75-67 in Minneapolis.
UP NEXT
Minnesota returns home to Williams Arena to host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, January 16 at 1:00 p.m. The game will be televised on BTN and fans can also listen to the game on KTLK (AM-1130), FM 103.5.
The Spartans (14-2, 5-0 Big Ten) had the ball with 18.1 seconds left, and A.J. Hoggard drove into the lane in the final seconds and set up Hauser for the final basket. Michigan State freshman Max Christie had 16 points, Gabe Brown scored 13 points and Tyson Walker added 10 points.
The Golden Gophers (10-4, 1-4) were very competitive throughout the game and had opportunities to pull off the upset. Minnesota was led by Eric Curry with 19 points. Eylijah Stephens scored 18 points, Payton Willis had 15 and Jamison Battle added 13 points for the Gophers.
Stephens made four free throws late, putting the teams in a 69-all tie. The Spartans started strong, but couldn't sustain success against a scrappy team. The Spartans led 27-17 late in the first half, but they got sloppy and Minnesota took advantage to cut its deficit to three at halftime. The Gophers scored seven straight points, five off turnovers, to take a 52-51 lead midway through the second half. Michigan State went ahead by six points a couple times, but could not put Minnesota away.
In the Big Ten opener for both teams last month, Michigan State beat Minnesota 75-67 in Minneapolis.
UP NEXT
Minnesota returns home to Williams Arena to host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, January 16 at 1:00 p.m. The game will be televised on BTN and fans can also listen to the game on KTLK (AM-1130), FM 103.5.
Team Stats
MINN
MSU
FG%
.435
.519
3FG%
.333
.429
FT%
.643
.846
RB
32
33
TO
8
13
STL
4
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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