Tom Izzo gets 698th career win, Michigan State pulls away late to beat Minnesota 76-66
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tyson Walker scored 12 of his 21 points inside the last four minutes to help Michigan State pull away and beat Minnesota 76-66 on Thursday night, giving coach Tom Izzo his 698th career win with the Spartans.
Michigan State trailed just once in the second half, but it was tied seven times. It was knotted 62-all before Walker's jumper at the 3:38 mark sparked a 14-4 run to end it. Walker was 4 of 5 from the floor, made four free throws, grabbed two rebounds and had a steal during the stretch. Minnesota missed its last five field goals.
Walker was 7-of-13 shooting overall and made 6 of 7 free throws. Malik Hall added 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for Michigan State (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten), who had 20 assists and shot 29 of 65 (45%). Jaden Akins chipped in 10 points.
Dawson Garcia scored 22 points to lead Minnesota (12-6, 3-4). Mike Mitchell Jr. made three of the Golden Gophers' seven 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.
Minnesota made four more shots from distance (7 of 20), was 17 of 26 from the free-throw line compared to the Spartans' 15-of-23 shooting but attempted 16 fewer (21 of 49) field goals.
In his 29th year, Izzo is 698-287 and 336-164 in the Big Ten. He ranks as the winningest coach in Michigan State history, having passed his mentor Jud Heathcote with his 341st career victory on Nov. 28, 2009.
Michigan State plays its next two games on the road, starting with Maryland on Sunday and then 11th-ranked Wisconsin on Jan. 26. The Spartans return home on Jan. 30 to face Michigan.
Minnesota will look to end a three-game skid when it hosts Wisconsin on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Pharrel Payne vs. Mady Sissoko (Spartans gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists) | 0-2 | |
19:19 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Akins steals) | Â | |
18:58 | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (Malik Hall assists) | 0-4 | |
18:58 | Â | Cam Christie shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul) | Â | |
18:58 | +1 | Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-5 | |
18:49 | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:49 | Â | A.J. Hoggard personal foul (Golden Gophers draws the foul) | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Dawson Garcia offensive foul (Malik Hall draws the foul) | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Dawson Garcia turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Malik Hall misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Walker steals) | Â | |
17:52 | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point dunk (Tyson Walker assists) | 0-7 | |
17:35 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 2-7 | |
17:17 | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point jump shot | 2-9 | |
16:58 | +3 | Cam Christie makes three point jump shot | 5-9 | |
16:35 | Â | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point layup | 5-11 | |
15:06 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point hook shot | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Malik Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | +2 | Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 5-13 | |
14:59 | Â | Golden Gophers 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:46 | Â | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Golden Gophers defensive rebound | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Coen Carr defensive rebound | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Carson Cooper misses two point dunk | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Cam Christie defensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Carson Cooper shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul) | Â | |
13:30 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-13 | |
13:30 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-13 | |
13:18 | +2 | Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Xavier Booker assists) | 7-15 | |
13:04 | +3 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot | 10-15 | |
12:55 | Â | Cam Christie personal foul (Spartans draws the foul) | Â | |
12:54 | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 10-17 | |
12:30 | +3 | Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot | 13-17 | |
12:05 | +3 | Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists) | 13-20 | |
11:47 | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Braeden Carrington assists) | 15-20 | |
11:47 | Â | Xavier Booker shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul) | Â | |
11:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â | |
11:33 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-20 | |
11:33 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | Â | |
11:19 | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup | 16-22 | |
11:00 | +3 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot | 19-22 | |
10:43 | Â | A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Braeden Carrington turnover (bad pass) (Jaxon Kohler steals) | Â | |
10:22 | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists) | 19-24 | |
9:51 | Â | Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Braeden Carrington draws the foul) | Â | |
9:51 | +1 | Braeden Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-24 | |
9:51 | +1 | Braeden Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 | |
9:33 | +2 | Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 21-26 | |
9:11 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Malik Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Braeden Carrington turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
8:35 | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point layup (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 21-28 | |
8:16 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â | |
8:05 | +2 | Cam Christie makes two point layup (Pharrel Payne assists) | 23-28 | |
7:56 | Â | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
7:36 | +2 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cam Christie assists) | 25-28 | |
7:29 | Â | Pharrel Payne personal foul (Spartans draws the foul) | Â | |
7:29 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Cam Christie shooting foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul) | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Coen Carr misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point jump shot | 25-30 | |
6:40 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Tyson Walker turnover (bad pass) (Cam Christie steals) | Â | |
6:30 | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists) | 27-30 | |
6:01 | Â | Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:48 | Â | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul) | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tre Holloman steals) | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Jaden Akins offensive rebound | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Mady Sissoko blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Tre Holloman misses two point layup | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Malik Hall offensive rebound | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:13 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive foul (Spartans draws the foul) | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:40 | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists) | 27-32 | |
3:22 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Parker Fox offensive rebound | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Coen Carr personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul) | Â | |
3:11 | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot | 29-32 | |
2:38 | +3 | Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (Malik Hall assists) | 29-35 | |
2:15 | Â | Dawson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Walker steals) | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Jaden Akins offensive rebound | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Tyson Walker misses two point layup | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Malik Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
1:22 | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 29-37 | |
0:58 | Â | Parker Fox turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â | |
0:25 | +3 | Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 32-37 | |
0:05 | Â | Carson Cooper misses two point layup | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Isaiah Ihnen defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Isaiah Ihnen turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |