James Madison surprises No. 4 Michigan State 79-76 in OT, earning program's 2nd Top 25 win
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) James Madison, not No. 4 Michigan State, opened the season with a lot of swagger.
And, a win.
Terrence Edwards had 24 points and Raekwon Horton made a 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left in overtime, sending the Dukes to a 79-76 overtime win over the Spartans on Monday night.
“We’re not scared of names," T.J. Bickerstaff said after scoring 21 points, including a tying shot with 30 seconds left in regulation. "We go hard.”
James Madison improved to 2-32 against ranked teams, knocking off a team in the AP Top 25 for the first time since beating No. 19 California on Dec. 29, 1992, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
“I’m still catching my breath,” fourth-year coach Mark Byington said.
The Dukes are No. 21 in the AP Top 25 college football poll, and their women's volleyball team is very competitive.
“At least we’re keeping up our end of the bargain,” Byington said.
Tyson Walker scored 35 points for Michigan State, but he had the ball poked away from behind in the closing seconds of the season opener.
The Spartans, who shot 36.1% overall, missed 19 of 20 3-point shots and made just 23 of 37 free throws.
“I don’t know if I have ever seen us shoot that poorly,” coach Tom Izzo said.
And still, the Spartans had a chance to win.
Walker made a layup to give Michigan State a four-point lead with 1:26 left in regulation, and it lost the advantage at both ends of the court.
Noah Freidel made two free throws after A.J. Hoggard fouled him on a 3-point shot. After Michigan State's point guard missed a 3-point shot, Bickerstaff made a tying jumper with 30 seconds left and Walker couldn't connect on a jumper just before the buzzer.
“Give them a lot of credit,” Izzo said. “They played better than us. They played harder than us.”
James Madison, looking and playing with a lot of confidence, never backed down against a team expected to contend for a national championship.
“That's kind of a trademark,” Byington said.
The Spartans trailed 25-12 with six-plus minutes left in the first half and pulled within four points at halftime, getting fired up about trash-talking from the visitors.
Jaden Akins gave Michigan State its first lead with 15:16 remaining, making a shot after missing six attempts from the field.
Walker did his part offensively, but freshman reserve Coen Carr, with 14 points, was his only teammate in double figures.
“Tyson didn't have a great game, either,” Izzo said.
FAMILY TIES
Bickerstaff, a nephew of Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff, made his James Madison debut after transferring from Boston College and starting his college career at Drexel.
HE SAID IT
Michigan State has a lot of upperclassmen, but Izzo laments that he still doesn't have a go-to leader.
“I don’t have very good leadership right now," he said.
BIG PICTURE
James Madison: The Dukes won 22 games last year, two short of the school record set in 1982, and might be even better this season. The school based in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt this season in its second year in the conference.
“This can’t be our biggest game of the year,” Byington said. “It’s great for these guys, but we have to get better.”
Michigan State: The Spartans will want to figure out how to begin games better. After trailing Tennessee 17-1 in a charity exhibition game, they fell behind 20-7 to James Madison. Michigan State missed 14 of 18 shots and 8 of 10 free throws to open the game.
“I hope they respond by playing harder, and more physical,” Izzo said.
UP NEXT
James Madison: At Kent State on Thursday night.
Michigan State: Host Southern Indiana on Thursday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | T.J. Bickerstaff vs. Mady Sissoko (Spartans gains possession) | |||
19:46 | Malik Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
19:44 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
19:29 | +3 | Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (T.J. Bickerstaff assists) | 3-0 | |
19:14 | T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul | |||
19:04 | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 3-2 | |
18:56 | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup | 5-2 | |
18:38 | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | |||
18:36 | Jaden Akins offensive rebound | |||
18:26 | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | |||
18:24 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
18:21 | Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot | |||
18:19 | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | |||
18:08 | Bryant Randleman personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | |||
17:54 | A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot | |||
17:52 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Malik Hall shooting foul (Julien Wooden draws the foul) | |||
17:38 | +1 | Julien Wooden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-2 | |
17:38 | +1 | Julien Wooden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 | |
17:25 | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup | 7-4 | |
17:08 | A.J. Hoggard blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup | |||
17:08 | Dukes offensive rebound | |||
17:05 | Noah Freidel misses two point jump shot | |||
17:03 | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | |||
17:02 | Jerrell Roberson personal foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul) | |||
16:50 | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | |||
16:39 | Malik Hall offensive rebound | |||
16:39 | A.J. Hoggard turnover (bad pass) (Julien Wooden steals) | |||
16:28 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup (Julien Wooden assists) | 9-4 | |
16:20 | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
16:18 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
16:01 | Malik Hall shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | |||
15:59 | TV timeout | |||
16:00 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-4 | |
16:00 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-4 | |
15:45 | Tre Holloman turnover (palming) (Jerrell Roberson steals) | |||
15:11 | Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
15:11 | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | |||
15:11 | Tyson Walker misses two point layup | |||
15:11 | Jerrell Roberson defensive rebound | |||
15:11 | Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (Tyson Walker steals) | |||
15:11 | Terrence Edwards Jr. personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | |||
15:03 | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
15:01 | Xavier Brown defensive rebound | |||
14:53 | Jeremy Fears Jr. blocks Xavier Brown's two point jump shot | |||
14:51 | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | |||
14:39 | Julien Wooden shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul) | |||
14:32 | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
14:32 | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 (T.J. Bickerstaff lane violation) | |||
14:32 | +1 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-5 | |
14:23 | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Xavier Brown assists) | 13-5 | |
13:58 | Quincy Allen shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul) | |||
13:58 | Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:58 | Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:58 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
13:54 | Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot | |||
13:52 | Noah Freidel offensive rebound | |||
13:43 | Noah Freidel misses two point jump shot | |||
13:41 | Spartans defensive rebound | |||
13:31 | Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot | |||
13:29 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
13:22 | Mady Sissoko personal foul (Dukes draws the foul) | |||
13:05 | Michael Green III turnover (traveling) | |||
12:47 | Jaden Akins misses two point layup | |||
12:45 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
12:39 | Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot | |||
12:37 | T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound | |||
12:28 | Jaden Akins personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | |||
12:23 | Quincy Allen misses two point jump shot | |||
12:21 | Coen Carr defensive rebound | |||
12:15 | A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot | |||
12:13 | A.J. Hoggard offensive rebound | |||
12:09 | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup | 13-7 | |
12:01 | +2 | Michael Green III makes two point jump shot | 15-7 | |
11:53 | Noah Freidel blocks Tyson Walker's two point layup | |||
11:51 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
11:44 | Michael Green III misses three point jump shot | |||
11:42 | Noah Freidel offensive rebound | |||
11:37 | +2 | Quincy Allen makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 17-7 | |
11:37 | Noah Freidel personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | |||
11:37 | TV timeout | |||
11:24 | Tyson Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:24 | Quincy Allen defensive rebound | |||
11:24 | Michael Green III turnover | |||
11:24 | Raekwon Horton personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | |||
10:54 | Tyson Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
10:54 | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | +3 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot | 20-7 | |
10:25 | Jaylen Carey blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point layup | |||
10:23 | Spartans offensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 20-9 | |
10:07 | Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | |||
10:07 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-9 | |
10:07 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-9 | |
9:59 | Malik Hall turnover (traveling) | |||
9:47 | Julien Wooden offensive foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul) | |||
9:47 | Julien Wooden turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:35 | Jaylen Carey personal foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul) | |||
9:35 | +1 | A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-10 | |
9:35 | A.J. Hoggard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:35 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
9:16 | Jaylen Carey misses two point jump shot | |||
9:14 | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Jaylen Carey personal foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul) | |||
9:04 | Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:04 | Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:04 | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot | |||
8:45 | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | |||
8:31 | Carson Cooper offensive foul (Dukes draws the foul) | |||
8:31 | Carson Cooper turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:17 | T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot | |||
8:15 | Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:04 | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | |||
8:02 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Jaden Akins personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | |||
8:02 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-10 | |
8:02 | T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:02 | Malik Hall defensive rebound | |||
7:59 | Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Noah Freidel steals) | |||
7:49 | Noah Freidel turnover (bad pass) | |||
7:49 | TV timeout | |||
7:45 | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point layup (Malik Hall assists) | 23-12 | |
7:16 | T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot | |||
7:14 | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | |||
7:00 | Coen Carr misses two point layup | |||
6:58 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
6:58 | Carson Cooper personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | |||
6:58 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-12 | |
6:58 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-12 | |
6:49 | Malik Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
6:47 | Bryant Randleman defensive rebound | |||
6:39 | Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot | |||
6:37 | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | |||
6:31 | Noah Freidel shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | |||
6:31 | +1 | Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-13 | |
6:31 | +1 | Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-14 | |
6:10 | Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Hoggard steals) | |||
6:04 | +2 | Mady Sissoko makes two point layup (Tyson Walker assists) | 25-16 | |
5:50 | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Noah Freidel assists) | 27-16 | |
5:35 | A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot | |||
5:33 | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | |||
5:18 | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:16 | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | |||
5:16 | Quincy Allen personal foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul) | |||
5:16 | +1 | A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-17 | |
5:16 | +1 | A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-18 | |
4:58 | Coen Carr blocks Xavier Brown's two point layup | |||
4:58 | Dukes offensive rebound | |||
4:58 | Dukes 30 second timeout | |||
4:56 | Xavier Brown turnover (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals) | |||
4:40 | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists) | 27-20 | |
4:40 | Julien Wooden shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | |||
4:40 | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-21 | |
4:37 | Quincy Allen turnover (Tyson Walker steals) | |||
4:26 | A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot | |||
4:24 | Spartans offensive rebound | |||
4:24 | Mady Sissoko offensive foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | |||
4:24 | Mady Sissoko turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:12 | Michael Green III misses three point jump shot | |||
4:10 | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | |||
4:03 | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists) | 27-23 | |
3:33 | +2 | Noah Freidel makes two point jump shot | 29-23 | |
3:15 | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | |||
3:13 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
2:51 | Carson Cooper blocks Noah Freidel's two point jump shot | |||
2:49 | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | Noah Freidel shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | |||
2:43 | TV timeout | |||
2:46 | +1 | Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-24 | |
2:46 | Tyson Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:46 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
2:32 | Dukes 30 second timeout | |||
2:23 | Michael Green III misses two point jump shot | |||
2:21 | Jaylen Carey offensive rebound | |||
2:16 | +2 | Jaylen Carey makes two point dunk | 31-24 | |
2:05 | +3 | Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 31-27 | |
1:50 | Tre Holloman shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:50 | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
1:50 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 32-27 | |
1:50 | +1 |