Spartans hit 12 3s in second half to overcome Cornhuskers
AP
Feb 28, 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Joey Hauser, Tyson Walker and Jaden Akins combined for 14 of Michigan State Spartans's 16 3-pointers and the Spartans roared back from a frigid first half to beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 80-67 on Tuesday night.
On Saturday, Michigan State (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) was staggered by an overtime loss to Iowa after giving up a 13-point lead in the final minute-and-a-half of regulation. And it looked like the Spartans might still be reeling against Nebraska after shooting 28% in the first half and trailing by 12.
But the Spartans hit 12 of 17 from the arc and shot 68% overall in the second half in outscoring the Cornhuskers 54-29.
Hauser had six 3-pointers and 20 points, Walker 19 points and three 3s and Akins 17 points with five 3s. A.J. Hoggard added 10 points and a career-high 14 assists.
Keisei Tominaga had 20 points with four 3s to lead the Cornhuskers (15-15, 8-11), who had a four-game win streak snapped. Jamarques Lawrence added 15 points, Derrick Walker 13 and Sam Griesel 12.
A 15-1 run with consecutive 3-pointers by Malik Hall, Walker and Hauser gave the Spartans their first lead since 2-0, with under nine minutes to go. Walker scored seven straight points to make it a 14-point lead with two minutes remaining.
The Cornhuskers shot 58% in the first half in taking a 38-26 lead and led by as many as 15.
Michigan State finishes the regular season at home against Ohio State on Saturday. Nebraska finishes the regular season at Iowa on Sunday.
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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
26
NEB
Cornhuskers
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Mady Sissoko vs. Derrick Walker (Spartans gains possession)
19:54
Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
19:52
Spartans offensive rebound
19:41
+2
A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup
2-0
19:33
Mady Sissoko blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup
19:31
Joey Hauser defensive rebound
19:17
Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
19:15
Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
19:09
Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
19:07
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
18:52
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
18:50
Spartans defensive rebound
18:38
Tyson Walker turnover (lost ball)
18:26
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
18:24
A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
18:08
Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
18:06
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
17:54
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
2-3
17:39
Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
17:37
Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
17:36
Derrick Walker personal foul
17:25
Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
17:23
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
17:00
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point jump shot
2-5
16:47
Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
16:45
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
16:29
C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass)
16:11
Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
16:09
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
15:57
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot
2-8
15:44
+2
Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (A.J. Hoggard assists)
4-8
15:21
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
15:19
Joey Hauser defensive rebound
15:08
Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
15:06
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
15:00
Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Kohler steals)
14:53
Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
14:51
Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
14:38
+3
Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
7-8
14:09
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup
7-10
13:59
+3
Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (Malik Hall assists)
10-10
13:42
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:40
Tyson Walker defensive rebound
13:38
Tyson Walker misses two point layup
13:36
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
13:32
TV timeout
13:25
Tre Holloman shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
13:25
+1
Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-11
13:25
+1
Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-12
13:00
Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
12:57
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
12:44
Pierre Brooks II shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
12:44
Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:44
+1
Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-13
12:16
Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
12:13
Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
12:02
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot
10-15
11:53
Mady Sissoko turnover (traveling)
11:53
TV timeout
11:28
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup
10-17
11:18
Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
11:16
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
11:03
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
11:01
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
10:48
Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
10:33
A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot
10:30
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
10:17
Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
10:15
Tyson Walker defensive rebound
10:00
Tyson Walker turnover (traveling)
9:48
Jaxon Kohler blocks Sam Hoiberg's two point layup
9:46
Cornhuskers offensive rebound
9:37
Oleg Kojenets misses two point layup
9:35
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
9:18
A.J. Hoggard misses two point layup
9:16
Oleg Kojenets defensive rebound
9:11
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point layup
10-19
8:49
Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
8:49
+1
Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-19
8:49
+1
Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-19
8:33
+3
Sam Griesel makes three point jump shot
12-22
8:15
Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
8:13
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
8:00
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
12-25
7:57
Spartans 60 second timeout
7:42
Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
7:40
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
7:40
Joey Hauser personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
7:40
Jamarques Lawrence offensive foul
7:40
Jamarques Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
7:16
A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
7:14
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
6:51
Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
6:49
A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
6:44
Jaden Akins misses two point layup
6:42
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
6:33
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
12-27
6:33
Tyson Walker shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
6:33
Keisei Tominaga misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:33
Malik Hall defensive rebound
6:17
+2
Malik Hall makes two point layup
14-27
5:49
Derrick Walker turnover (traveling)
5:35
+2
Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot
16-27
5:22
Derrick Walker turnover (lost ball) (Malik Hall steals)
5:15
Malik Hall turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Wilcher steals)
4:56
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)
16-29
4:35
Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
4:33
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
4:14
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)
16-31
3:55
+3
Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
19-31
3:30
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)
19-33
3:22
+2
A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup
21-33
3:12
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)
21-35
3:12
Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:12
TV timeout
3:12
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-36
3:02
C.J. Wilcher personal foul
2:54
Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
2:35
Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
2:33
Tyson Walker offensive rebound
2:26
Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
2:24
Joey Hauser offensive rebound
2:14
Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
2:14
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
2:14
Mady Sissoko personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
2:05
Jaden Akins personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
2:05
Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05
Joey Hauser defensive rebound
1:39
A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
1:37
Tyson Walker offensive rebound
1:26
+3
Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
24-36
1:13
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point layup
24-38
0:46
+2
Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot
26-38
0:06
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
0:04
Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
0:01
Derrick Walker blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point jump shot
0:00
Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MIST
Spartans
54
NEB
Cornhuskers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point jump shot
26-40
19:19
+3
Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)
29-40
19:02
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)
29-43
18:34
Sam Griesel personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
18:25
+3
Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
32-43
18:09
Joey Hauser personal foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul)
18:05
Mady Sissoko personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
17:52
C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot
17:50
Jamarques Lawrence offensive rebound
17:44
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot
32-45
17:27
+3
Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
35-45
17:14
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
17:12
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
16:55
+3
Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
38-45
16:29
+3
Sam Griesel makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)
38-48
16:11
A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
16:09
Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
16:09
C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
16:07
+2
Joey Hauser makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)
