Bingham's dunk gets Spartans past Ramblers 63-61 at Atlantis
AP
Nov 24, 2021
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Marcus Bingham Jr. dunked home an alley-oop pass from Tyson Walker with 3.4 seconds left to lift Michigan State Spartans past Loyola Chicago Ramblers 63-61 in Wednesday's first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Hall got into the paint and lobbed the ball in traffic to Bingham on the right side of the lane for the finish. The Ramblers had a final chance to tie or win, but Braden Norris fell short on a halfcourt heave to end it - sending Spartans players to mob Bingham in celebration near midcourt after a dramatic finish.
The Spartans (4-1) advanced to Thursday's semifinals to face the winner between No. 19 Auburn and No. 22 Connecticut, while the Ramblers (4-1) will face the loser of that game in the consolation bracket on Thanksgiving Day.
Bingham finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks for the Spartans. Malik Hall went 9 of 9 from the field, 5 of 5 at the free-throw line, and posted career highs of 24 points in 32 minutes. Michigan State shot 46% and won despite committing 20 turnovers.
Lucas Williamson had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Loyola Chicago, which shot 37% but scored 16 second-chance points.
The game featured a sideline matchup between first-year Ramblers coach Drew Valentine - 30 years old - against Hall of Famer Tom Izzo with the Spartans. Valentine worked two seasons under Izzo as a graduate assistant at Michigan State, including a Final Four run in 2015.
This was the opening game of the 10th edition of the Battle 4 Atlantis, which was on a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
23
LCHI
Ramblers
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jacob Hutson vs. Gabe Brown (Max Christie gains possession)
19:34
+2
Max Christie makes two point floating jump shot
2-0
19:13
Marcus Bingham Jr. blocks Jacob Hutson's two point layup
19:11
Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
18:57
Tyson Walker misses two point layup
18:55
Jacob Hutson defensive rebound
18:41
Marcus Bingham Jr. blocks Jacob Hutson's two point layup
18:39
Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
18:25
Max Christie misses two point layup
18:23
Aher Uguak defensive rebound
18:07
Marcus Bingham Jr. blocks Braden Norris's two point jump shot
18:05
Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
17:55
+2
Marcus Bingham Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot (Max Christie assists)
4-0
17:35
Lucas Williamson turnover (bad pass)
17:18
Julius Marble II misses two point turnaround hook shot
17:16
Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
17:07
Braden Norris turnover (bad pass) (Julius Marble II steals)
16:58
+3
Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot
7-0
16:34
Marquise Kennedy misses two point layup
16:32
Julius Marble II defensive rebound
16:21
Gabe Brown misses three point pullup jump shot
16:19
Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
16:21
Aher Uguak offensive foul (Max Christie draws the foul)
16:21
Aher Uguak turnover
16:06
A.J. Hoggard turnover (bad pass)
15:51
Ryan Schwieger misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:49
Spartans defensive rebound
15:49
TV timeout
15:28
Max Christie misses three point jump shot
15:26
Malik Hall offensive rebound
15:26
Ryan Schwieger shooting foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
15:26
+1
Malik Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-0
15:26
+1
Malik Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-0
15:01
Tate Hall misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:59
Joey Hauser defensive rebound
14:47
Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
14:45
Tate Hall defensive rebound
14:27
Braden Norris misses three point jump shot
14:25
Malik Hall defensive rebound
14:05
A.J. Hoggard misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:03
Spartans offensive rebound
13:55
A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot
13:53
Ryan Schwieger defensive rebound
13:52
Gabe Brown personal foul (Ryan Schwieger draws the foul)
13:32
+2
Ryan Schwieger makes two point driving layup
9-2
13:24
Gabe Brown offensive foul (Tate Hall draws the foul)
13:24
Gabe Brown turnover
13:07
Ryan Schwieger misses three point jump shot
13:05
Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
13:01
Ryan Schwieger personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
12:39
Max Christie misses two point layup
12:37
Aher Uguak defensive rebound
12:20
+2
Aher Uguak makes two point driving layup
9-4
12:11
+2
Marcus Bingham Jr. makes two point layup (A.J. Hoggard assists)
11-4
11:55
Tom Welch turnover (bad pass)
11:55
TV timeout
11:48
Marcus Bingham Jr. offensive foul (Ryan Schwieger draws the foul)
11:48
Marcus Bingham Jr. turnover
11:40
Joey Hauser personal foul (Tom Welch draws the foul)
11:27
Tom Welch misses two point layup
11:25
Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
11:15
Tom Welch blocks Tyson Walker's two point layup
11:13
Ramblers defensive rebound
11:01
Aher Uguak misses two point driving layup
10:59
Max Christie defensive rebound
10:50
Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
10:48
Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
10:38
Tate Hall misses three point jump shot
10:36
Ramblers offensive rebound
10:31
+2
Jacob Hutson makes two point alley-oop layup (Braden Norris assists)
11-6
10:15
+2
Marcus Bingham Jr. makes two point jump shot
13-6
9:54
Lucas Williamson misses three point jump shot
9:52
Tate Hall offensive rebound
9:49
+2
Tate Hall makes two point putback layup
13-8
9:45
Tyson Walker turnover (bad pass)
9:22
+2
Aher Uguak makes two point driving layup
13-10
9:16
Aher Uguak personal foul (Max Christie draws the foul)
9:02
Tyson Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
9:00
Malik Hall offensive rebound
8:49
+2
Malik Hall makes two point turnaround jump shot
15-10
8:37
Lucas Williamson misses three point jump shot
8:35
Jacob Hutson offensive rebound
8:31
+2
Jacob Hutson makes two point turnaround hook shot
15-12
8:20
A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
8:18
Braden Norris defensive rebound
8:12
Lucas Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Max Christie steals)
8:06
+2
Malik Hall makes two point alley-oop dunk (A.J. Hoggard assists)
17-12
8:02
+2
Lucas Williamson makes two point layup
17-14
8:02
Tyson Walker shooting foul (Lucas Williamson draws the foul)
8:02
+1
Lucas Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-15
7:50
Keith Clemons personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
7:51
TV timeout
7:45
Julius Marble II offensive foul (Tom Welch draws the foul)