Michigan State wins regular-season finale over Buckeyes
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A.J. Hoggard scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and Michigan State finished the regular season with an 84-78 win over Ohio State on Saturday.
Joey Hauser added 16, Tyson Walker 15, Jaden Akins 13 and Malik Hall 10 on Senior Day for the Spartans (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten), who shot 55% and 12 of 20 from the arc, their fourth straight game with 10 or more 3-pointers and 49 over that span.
Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points, Bruce Thornton 20, Sean McNeil 11 and Justice Sueing 10 for the Buckeyes (13-18, 5-15), who had a two-game win streak snapped and have lost 10 of their last 12.
Michigan State led by 11 after a Hoggard bucket to open the second half. Ohio State got within three with a 7-0 run that Thornton capped with a 3-pointer with under six minutes left. The Buckeyes didn't get that close again after Walker drove for a layup and Hoggard added two free throws, the first of 11 points he scored in the final 3 1/2 minutes, including the Spartans' final five.
Three-pointers by Hoggard, Hall and Tre Holloman were part of an early 13-0 run that broke a tie and put the Spartans in front while the Buckeyes stumbled at the start on 1-of-9 shooting. Michigan State led 43-34 at halftime after shooting 57%, including making 8 of 14 3-point attempts, and Hall leading the way with 10 points.
Michigan State swept the teams' two meetings. Both now prepare for the Big Ten Tournament that begins Wednesday in Chicago.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Zed Key vs. Jason Whitens (Buckeyes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Tyson Walker shooting foul (Brice Sensabaugh draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:39 |  | +1 | Brice Sensabaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | | +1 | Brice Sensabaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point alley-oop dunk (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | | +2 | Justice Sueing makes two point layup | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | | +3 | A.J. Hoggard makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | | Â | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:04 | | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Malik Hall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:41 | | Â | Justice Sueing defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | Â | Justice Sueing turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Malik Hall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | Malik Hall blocks Brice Sensabaugh's two point layup | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:53 | | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | | Â | Justice Sueing misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:31 | | Â | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:25 | | +3 | Malik Hall makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 4-10 |
| 16:20 | | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | Mady Sissoko turnover (bad pass) (Justice Sueing steals) | Â |
| 15:27 | | Â | Isaac Likekele turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | A.J. Hoggard misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Malik Hall offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:57 | | +2 | Joey Hauser makes two point jump shot | 4-12 |
| 14:33 | | Â | Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Joey Hauser defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:11 | | +2 | Joey Hauser makes two point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists) | 4-14 |
| 13:52 | | Â | Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Joey Hauser defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:41 | | +3 | Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Joey Hauser assists) | 4-17 |
| 13:19 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Sean McNeil defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Mady Sissoko blocks Brice Sensabaugh's two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:45 | | Â | Jaden Akins misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Buckeyes defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Tre Holloman personal foul (Buckeyes draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:06 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point jump shot | 6-17 |
| 11:53 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler offensive foul (Buckeyes draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Isaac Likekele misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 9-17 |
| 10:52 | | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot | 9-19 |
| 10:23 | | +3 | Isaac Likekele makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 12-19 |
| 10:13 | | Â | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Brice Sensabaugh offensive foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 9:35 | | +3 | A.J. Hoggard makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 12-22 |
| 9:13 | | Â | Justice Sueing misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | Mady Sissoko misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Justice Sueing makes two point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists) | 14-22 |
| 8:23 | | +3 | Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 14-25 |
| 7:58 | | Â | Joey Hauser shooting foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-25 |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-25 |
| 7:33 | | Â | A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:31 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:11 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Justice Sueing assists) | 18-25 |
| 6:57 | | Â | Isaac Likekele shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Justice Sueing defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | +3 | Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Felix Okpara assists) | 21-25 |
| 6:18 | | +3 | Malik Hall makes three point jump shot (Joey Hauser assists) | 21-28 |
| 5:54 | | Â | Felix Okpara misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Malik Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point jump shot | 21-30 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists) | 23-30 |
| 4:55 | | Â | Felix Okpara blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point layup | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Mady Sissoko turnover (lost ball) (Felix Okpara steals) | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:34 | | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Jaxon Kohler turnover (lost ball) (Sean McNeil steals) | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Eugene Brown III turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:43 | | +3 | Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 23-33 |
| 3:23 | | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Eugene Brown III assists) | 26-33 |
| 3:15 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 26-35 |
| 3:15 | | Â | Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-36 |
| 2:56 | | Â | Justice Sueing misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Buckeyes offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:40 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot (Justice Sueing assists) | 28-36 |
| 2:18 | | Â | Eugene Brown III personal foul (Spartans draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. blocks Jaxon Kohler's two point layup | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Tre Holloman shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:02 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-36 |
| 2:02 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-36 |
| 1:52 | | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot | 30-38 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 32-38 |
| 1:21 | | +3 | Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 32-41 |
| 1:03 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:01 | | Â | Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot | 34-41 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot | 34-43 |
| 0:28 | | Â | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:15 | | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:10 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:08 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Malik Hall misses two point dunk | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Buckeyes defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |