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2013-14 MICHIGAN STATE BASKETBALL VS. PENN STATE • DECEMBER 31, 2013

2013-14 SCHEDULEOCTOBER29 GRAND VALLEY ST. (Exh.) (BTN.com) W, 101-52

November4 INDIANA (PA) (Exh.) (BTN.com) W, 83-458 McNEESE STATE (BTN.com) W, 98-5612 vs. #1 Kentucky [1] (ESPN) W, 78-74 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (Nov. 15-23)15 COLUMBIA (BTN) W, 62-5318 PORTLAND (BTN) W, 82-6722 vs. Virginia Tech [2] (TruTV) W, 96-7723 vs. Oklahoma [2] (TruTV) W, 87-7629 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (BTN) W, 98-65

December4 NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN) L, 65-7914 vs. Oakland [3] (ESPN2) W, 67-6317 NORTH FLORIDA (BTN) W, 78-4821 at Texas (CBS) W, 92-7828 NEW ORLEANS (BTN) W, 101-4831 at Penn State (BTN) 5 p.m.

January4 at Indiana (CBS) 2 p.m.7 OHIO STATE (ESPN) 9 p.m.11 MINNESOTA (BTN) 2:15 p.m.15 at Northwestern (BTN) 7 p.m.18 at Illinois (BTN) 8 p.m.21 INDIANA (ESPN) 7 p.m.25 MICHIGAN (ESPN) 7 p.m.28 at Iowa (ESPN) 7 p.m.

February1 vs. Georgetown [4] (Fox Sports 1) 3 p.m.6 PENN STATE (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m.9 at Wisconsin (CBS) 1 p.m.13 NORTHWESTERN (BTN) 7 p.m.16 NEBRASKA (BTN) 3 p.m.20 at Purdue (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m.23 at Michigan (CBS/BTN) 12/6 p.m.

March1 ILLINOIS (ESPN/ESPN2) 2 p.m.6 IOWA (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m.9 at Ohio State (BTN/CBS) 12/4:30 p.m.13-16 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind. 18-19 NCAA Tournament - First Round 20-23 NCAA Tournament - Second & Third Rounds 27-30 NCAA Tournament - Regionals

April5 & 7 NCAA Final Four Arlington, Texas Home games (BOLD) played at the Breslin CenterGame times are Eastern Standard Time [1] - Champions Classic - Chicago, Ill.[2] - Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic - Brooklyn, N.Y.[3] - Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, Mich.[4] - Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.

GAME #13

#5/5 MICHIGAN STATE (11-1)VS. PENN STATE (9-4)

THE OPENING TIPMichigan State opens Big Ten play on the road at Penn State as the Spartans are playing on New Year’s Eve for the fourth straight season, including the third straight year on the road. MSU is the preseason pick to win the Big Ten title, but is facing an improved PSU squad featuring a dynamic backcourt.

POSSIBLE MICHIGAN STATE STARTING LINEUPMichigan State Spartans (11-1) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Other F - #5 Adreian Payne (Sr., 6-10, 245) 18.0 7.9 1.3 16-35 3FG

* Preseason First-Team All-American as selected by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Year-book ... Leads Spartans with 14 career double-doubles, including 10 in his last 23 contests.

F - #2 Alex Gauna (R-Jr., 6-9, 250) 2.1 1.8 0.3 12-18 FG* Started nine career games ... Scored 8 pts on three occasions, including vs. Kansas last season ... Recorded six points and fi ve rebounds in two of the last three games.

G/F - #22 Branden Dawson (Jr., 6-6, 225) 10.3 9.3 2.5 .595 FG%* Ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding (9.3 rpg) and third in FG% (.595) ... 11 career double-doubles, including fi ve this season ... MSU’s leading rebounder in eight games.

G - #14 Gary Harris (So., 6-4, 210) 17.9 4.6 3.2 .900 FT%* Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year ... Leads the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (.900) ... Averaging 19.0 ppg in last two games after missing three of the previous four with an injured ankle.

G - #11 Keith Appling (Sr., 6-1, 185) 15.9 3.3 5.0 21-44 3FG* Career-high 27 points vs. Oklahoma and New Orleans ... 2013 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic MVP ... Ranks second in the Big Ten in assists (4.7 apg) and fi rst in 3FG% (.477).

G - #45 Denzel Valentine (So., 6-5, 220) 7.4 5.4 3.8 10-33 3FG* Second on the team in assists ... Started seven games this season ... 12.0 rpg in last two games.G - #20 Travis Trice (Jr., 6-0, 170) 7.4 1.5 2.5 17-39 3FG* Dished out career-best eight assists vs. McNeese St. ... Leads MSU in steals (17). G - #0 Russell Byrd (R-Jr., 6-7, 205) 2.1 1.6 0.1 3-10 3FG* Played in 61 career games ... Scored a career high 10 points vs. North Florida. G - #3 Alvin Ellis III (Fr., 6-4, 195) 2.2 0.8 0.6 9-19 FG* Averaged 20.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 4.0 assists as a senior ... Illinois 1st-Team All-State.F - #34 Gavin Schilling (Fr., 6-9, 240) 2.4 2.1 0.4 12-18 FG* Averaged 13.9 ppg and 9.0 rpg as a senior, helping lead Findlay Prep to 35-1 record.F - #10 Matt Costello (So., 6-9, 240) 3.4 3.5 1.0 1.4 bpg* Started six of the fi rst eight games this season before missing last four games due to mono. F - #30 Kenny Kaminski (R-Fr., 6-8, 225) 4.0 0.8 0.2 4-8 3FG* Redshirted in 2012-13 ... Scored a season-high 8 pts. vs. Mount. St. Mary’s.

KEY

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YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS * Over the last four games, Michigan State is limit-

ing teams to .343 FG%, including .263 3FG% (see page 2).

* Michigan State leads the Big Ten in fi eld-goal percentage (see page 4).

December 31, 2013 - 5 p.m. EST University Park, Pa. - Bryce Jordan Center

Radio: Spartan Sports Network - Will Tieman (Play by Play), Gus Ganakas and Matt Steigenga (Color), Adam Ruff (Host)

Television: BTN - Eric Collins (Play by Play), Jim Jackson (Color)Satellite Radio: Sirius 93/XM 192

THE JUMP BALL Michigan State Penn State Record 11-1 9-4Coach Tom Izzo Pat ChambersCareer Record (Years) 450-179 (19th) 73-73 (5th)

Leading Scorer Adreian Payne (18.0) John Johnson (20.0)Leading Rebounder Branden Dawson (9.3) Ross Travis (8.4)Leading Assists Keith Appling (5.0) Tim Frazier (7.5)

Series Record (Away) MSU leads 31-7 (MSU leads 12-4)Last Meeting MSU, 81-72 (Jan. 16, 2013 in University Park)


2013-14 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Russell Byrd G 6-7 205 R-Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind./Blackhawk Christian2 Alex Gauna F 6-9 250 R-Jr. Eaton Rapids, Mich./Eaton Rapids3 Alvin Ellis III G 6-4 195 Fr. Matteson, Ill./Chicago De La Salle5 Adreian Payne F 6-10 245 Sr. Dayton, Ohio/Jefferson Township10 Matt Costello F 6-9 240 So. Bay City, Mich./Bay City Western11 Keith Appling G 6-1 185 Sr. Detroit, Mich./Pershing13 Trevor Bohnhoff F 6-7 215 So. Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel14 Gary Harris G 6-4 210 So. Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern15 Keenan Wetzel G 6-4 210 R-Jr. Monroe, Mich./St. Mary Catholic Central20 Travis Trice G 6-0 170 Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne22 Branden Dawson G/F 6-6 225 Jr. Gary, Ind./Lew Wallace30 Kenny Kaminski F 6-8 225 R-Fr. Medina, Ohio/Medina34 Gavin Schilling F 6-9 240 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)40 Dan Chapman G 6-3 190 Sr. Okemos, Mich./Okemos41 Colby Wollenman F 6-7 225 R-So. Big Horn, Wyo./Big Horn45 Denzel Valentine G 6-5 225 So. Lansing, Mich./SextonHead Coach: Tom Izzo (19th season)Associate Head Coach: Dwayne Stephens (11th season)Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (14th season)Assistant Coach: Dane Fife (3rd season)Director of Basketball Operations: Kevin PaugaVideo Coordinator: Brett FergusonAssistant Video Coordinator: Doug HernerAthletic Trainer: Quinton SawyerEquipment Manager: Dave PruderStrength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Vorkapich

PRONUNCIATION GUIDETrevor Bohnhoff ...............................BON-hoffAlex Gauna ......................................GOWN-aColby Wollenman ............................WALL-en-munn

This is the eighth time in the last 11 seasons that MSU will open Big Ten play on the road.

THE STARTING FIVE1. Renewed Defensive CommitmentFollowing Michigan State’s loss to North Carolina, Coach Izzo took the blame on himself, feeling he overreacted to some of the new rules designed to limit physical play and increase scoring, and vowed to correct that. In the four games since the loss, MSU is holding its opponents to 59.2 points and a .343 fi eld-goal percentage, including .263 from 3-point range. In a related stat regarding MSU’s return to basics, the Spartans own a +12.3 rebounding margin over the last four games. During this stretch, MSU played two games away from home, including at Texas.

2. Big Ten OpenersIn its 63 seasons playing basketball in the Big Ten Conference, Michigan State has compiled a 29-34 record in Big Ten openers. Tom Izzo is 11-7 in Big Ten openers, including 4-7 on the road. This is the eighth time in the last 11 seasons that MSU has opened conference play on the road. MSU is opening conference play against Penn State for the fi rst time since 2005, when the Spartans opened with an 84-58 win in University Park.

3. Big Ten SuccessMichigan State has captured at least a share of the Big Ten Championship in three of the last fi ve seasons. After winning the title outright in 2009, the Spartans shared the conference crown in 2010 and 2012. In 2012, MSU also added a Big Ten Tour-nament title to its resume. During Tom Izzo’s tenure, the Spartans have won seven regular-season titles and three tournament crowns.

4. Big Ten Success, Part IIMichigan State has won 13 Big Ten Championships, including three of the last fi ve, since joining the league prior to the 1950-51 season. The Spartans’ fi rst ever league game was at Northwestern, where MSU claimed a 67-62 victory on Jan. 6, 1951. All-time, MSU is 567-455 (.555) in league play, including 209-95 (.688) under Tom Izzo, who ranks sixth in league history with 209 conference wins. Izzo has guided MSU to seven of its 13 league crowns. Since Izzo’s fi rst season (1995-96), MSU has a Big Ten-best record of 209-95, 17 games better than second-place Wisconsin (192-112).

5. Izzo Moves Up Big Ten Coaching ListWith his next conference win, Tom Izzo will tie Indiana’s Branch McCracken for fi fth place on the career Big Ten victories list with 210. It’s likely that Izzo will rank fourth by the end of the season, moving past Illinois’ Lou Henson (214 wins). Indiana’s Bob Knight is the all-time leader with 353 Big Ten wins.

ON THIS DATEMichigan State is 6-5 all-time on

Dec. 31, including 3-3 on the road.

Year Site W/L Score Opponent1934 A L 21-23 Wisconsin1938 H L 33-37 Indiana1940 H W 34-29 Creighton1946 A W 61-57 Syracuse1953 A L 57-67 UCLA1958 N L 61-70 N.C. State2005 H W 78-54 Coppin State2008 A W 70-58 Minnesota2010 H W 71-62 Minnesota2011 A W 68-55 Nebraska2012 A L 63-76 Minnesota


Michigan State and Penn State are two of the top four scoring teams in the Big Ten.

TALE OF THE TAPE - MSU/PSU STAT BREAKDOWNS Category .........................................................................MSU ...............................PSU Scoring Offense ....................................................... 83.7 ................................ 81.2 Scoring Defense....................................................... 65.3 ................................ 73.2 Scoring Margin ........................................................ +18.3 ...............................+8.0 Field Goal Pct........................................................... .491 ................................ .477 Field Goal Pct. Defense ........................................... .376 ................................ .415 3Pt. FG Pct. .............................................................. .382 ................................ .356 3Pt. FG Pct. Defense ............................................... .301 ................................ .347 Free Throw Pct. ........................................................ .698 ................................ .756 Rebound Margin....................................................... +6.3 ................................+3.2 Turnovers per game ..................................................11.4 ................................ 10.1

POSSIBLE PENN STATE STARTING LINEUPPenn State Nittany Lions (9-4) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Other F - #43 Ross Travis (Jr., 6-6, 225) 11.8 8.4 1.2 .482 FG%F - #10 Brandon Taylor (So., 6-7, 235) 10.8 5.2 0.5 1.4 bpgG - #5 Donovon Jack (So., 6-9, 210) 7.3 3.5 0.5 9-19 3FGG - #23 Tim Frazier (R-Sr., 6-1, 170) 18.2 3.9 7.5 12-37 3FGG - #2 D.J. Newbill (Jr., 6-4, 205) 18.9 6.2 2.4 20-47 3FG

MSU VS. PENN STATE NOTES Series History Michigan State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 31-7, including a 12-4 ad-vantage in University Park. The Spartans have won 15 of the last 19 games in the series. Tom Izzo is 24-6 in his career against Penn State.

Coach ChambersPatrick Chambers (Philadelphia University, ’94) is 73-73 in his fi fth season as a col-legiate head coach, including 31-45 in his third season at Penn State. Before his arrival in University Park, Chambers spent two seasons at Boston University, making the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

The Last MeetingMichigan State defeated Penn State, 81-72, on Jan. 16, 2013, in University Park. The Spartans hit 5-of-12 3-pointers in the fi rst half, holding a 29-25 halftime lead, as Branden Dawson and Adreian Payne did not play in the fi rst half for disciplinary reasons. In the second half, PSU claimed a 36-35 lead. A few minutes later, Payne went on a personal 8-0 run, turning a 46-44 lead into a 10-point advantage. Michigan State led by as many as 16 points later in the half. Penn State responded with a 12-1 run to pull back within fi ve points at 71-66 with 2:06 remaining. The Spartans put the game away by hitting 8-of-10 free throws in the game’s fi nal 1:13. Payne fi nished with a team-high 20 points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes. Jermaine Marshall led all scorers with 29 points for PSU, while D.J. Newbill added 27.

Nittany Lion NotesD.J. Newbill leads the Big Ten in scoring (18.9 ppg), while teammate Tim Frazier ranks fourth in scoring (18.2 ppg) and leads the conference in assists (7.5 apg) by a wide margin - 2.5 assists more than second-place Keith Appling (5.0 apg) ... Ross Travis ranks third in the Big Ten in rebounding (8.4 rpg) ... Four Nittany Lions who have played in more than one game are averaging double fi gures in scoring ... Penn State has used the same starting lineup for all 13 games.

MSU VS. PENN STATE

Series Quick FactsOverall: MSU leads 31-7At East Lansing: 19-1 At Breslin Center: 16-1At University Park: 12-4At Neutral Site: 0-2Izzo vs. PSU: 24-6Chambers vs. MSU: 0-2Most MSU Points: 98 (Jan. 3, 2001)Most PSU Points: 85 (Feb. 2, 2008) Fewest MSU Points: 16 (Jan. 2, 1929)Fewest PSU Points: 14 (Jan. 2, 1929)Largest MSU Margin: 37 (Feb. 20, 2008)Largest PSU Margin: 9 (Feb. 2, 2008)

Last MSU Win: Jan. 16, 2013 (81-72)Last PSU Win: March 12, 2011 (48-61) Current Streak: MSU won twoLongest MSU Win Streak: EightLongest MSU Home Win Streak: 16 Longest MSU Away Win Streak: Seven Longest PSU Win Streak: OneLongest PSU Home Win Streak: OneLongest PSU Away Win Streak: One* Active Streak

In Overtime: 0-0

Last 15 Meetings (MSU 11-4)Date Site W/L MSU-Opp1-5-05 A W 84-583-5-05 H W 90-641-28-06 H W 69-601-20-07 A W 91-642-2-08 A L 76-852-20-08 H W 86-491-14-09 A W 78-732-1-09 H L 68-722-13-10 A W 65-543-4-10 H W 67-651-8-11 A L 62-662-10-11 H W 75-573-12-11 N L 48-612-8-12 H W 77-571-16-13 A W 81-72

Individual SuperlativesMSU PlayersMost Points vs. PSU: Shannon Brown - 29 (2006)Most Rebounds vs. PSU: Antonio Smith - 17 (1997)Most Assists vs. PSU: Eric Snow - 13 (1995)

PSU PlayersMost Points vs. MSU: Talor Battle - 30 (2010)Most Rebounds vs. MSU: Geary Claxton - 13 (2006) Aaron Johnson - 13 (2003)Most Assists vs. MSU: Talor Battle - 8 (2010)

MSU PLAYERS VS. PENN STATEName GP/GS Min/Avg. FG/Pct. 3FG/Pct. FT/Pct. Pts/Avg. Reb/Avg. Ast/Avg.Appling 5/4 127/25.4 8-27/.296 3-13/.231 11-14/.786 30/6.0 14/2.8 13/2.6Byrd 2/0 11/5.5 1-3/.333 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 3/1.5 0/0.0 0/0.0Chapman 1/0 1/1.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0.0 1/1.0 0/0.0Costello 1/0 6/6.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0.0 0/0.0 1/1.0Dawson 2/1 38/19.0 7-11/.636 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 17/8.5 12/6.0 3/1.5Gauna 2/1 20/10.0 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 3/1.5 5/2.5 0/0.0Harris 1/1 33/33.0 3-7/.429 2-3/.667 6-7/.857 14/14.0 1/1.0 2/2.0Payne 5/2 55/11.0 10-19/.526 1-1/1.000 14-20/.700 35/7.0 14/2.8 1/0.2Trice 2/0 30/15.0 6-17/.353 3-9/.333 1-1/1.000 16/8.0 5/2.5 5/2.5Valentine 1/1 18/18.0 1-5/.200 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 2/2.0 3/3.0 2/2.0


MSU has used six different starting lineups in the last seven games.

SIX FINAL FOURS IN LAST 15 YEARS

* Michigan State is the only team to have appeared in six of the last 15 Final Fours and just the fourth school in NCAA history to appear in six Final Fours in any 12-year period. The other schools are Duke, North Carolina, and UCLA.

* Every four-year player recruited by Tom Izzo has appeared in at least one Final Four before leaving Michigan State.

GM. 12 RECAP • MICHIGAN ST. 101 - NEW ORLEANS 48Michigan State was sluggish early and trailed 10-9 eight minutes into the contest. A 12-0 run over the next three minutes, including four points from Alex Gauna and two 3-pointers from Gary Harris gave MSU a 21-10 lead. Leading 28-21 with 6:01 left in the fi rst half, the Spartans took fi rm control of the contest with another 12-0 run. After that, MSU’s lead never dipped below 16 points. A dominating second half for MSU included a 21-0 run late in the stanza.

MSU VS. NEW ORLEANS NOTES* Tom Izzo recorded his 450th win as Michigan State’s coach. * Michigan State’s 53-point margin of victory was its largest of the season, and its largest since a 58-point win (118-60) over Alcorn State on Dec. 13, 2008. It was also the fi fth-largest margin of victory in Breslin Center history.* For the fi rst time on the season, MSU had more offensive rebounds (18) than its opponent had defensive boards (17).* MSU’s +23 rebound margin was its second largest margin of the season.* Denzel Valentine recorded his second career double-double, and his fi rst of the season with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.* Keith Appling matched his career high with 27 points, adding a season-high match-ing eight assists.* Gary Harris narrowly missed a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds, adding a career-best fi ve steals.* MSU held a 29-6 edge in points off turnovers, and a 25-10 edge in second-chance points.* MSU connected on a season-best 52.0 percent (13-25) from 3-point range, marking the fourth game this season with 10 or more made 3-pointers.* MSU’s 57-point second half was its highest scoring half of the season.* MSU had two 12-0 runs and one 21-0 spurt in the contest.

MSU BASKETBALL NOTESSpartans On New Year’s EveMichigan State is 6-5 all-time on New Year’s Eve, including 3-3 on the road, and 3-1 in Big Ten action. This is the fourth straight season that MSU will play on Dec. 31, and the fi fth in the last six seasons.

Rotating Starting LineupMichigan State has used six different starting lineups in the last seven games. Although currently fairly healthy, a large part of the past rotating door has been the various injuries/illnesses to strike the Spartans. Most notably, Gary Harris missed three games (Mount St. Mary’s, Oakland, North Florida) in a four-game stretch with an ankle injury and also did not start at Texas. However, he’s averaging 19.0 points in his last two games. Also of note, Matt Costello started six of the fi rst eight games of the season, but has missed the last four with mononucleosis. Branden Dawson sat out the last game vs. New Orleans with a shin bruise and Travis Trice missed the North Florida game with foot blisters. In addition, Adreian Payne (plantar fasciitis) and Keith Appling (hip pointer) missed signifi cant amounts of practice in early/mid December.

Spartans Hit The MarkMichigan State leads the Big Ten in fi eld-goal percentage at .491. The Spartans have shot 50 percent or better in seven games, including a season-high .631 against Mount St. Mary’s. Against North Florida, MSU shot 70.8 percent in the fi rst half. MSU has shot better than its opponent in all but one game this season.

Big Ten Conference Standings(Through games of Dec. 28)

Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct.Ohio State 0-0 --- 13-0 1.000Wisconsin 0-0 --- 13-0 1.000Michigan State 0-0 --- 11-1 .917Illinois 0-0 --- 11-2 .846Iowa 0-0 --- 11-2 .846Minnesota 0-0 --- 11-2 .846Indiana 0-0 --- 10-3 .769Purdue 0-0 --- 10-3 .769Penn State 0-0 --- 9-4 .692Nebraska 0-0 --- 8-4 .667Michigan 0-0 --- 8-4 .667Northwestern 0-0 --- 7-6 .538

Big Ten Conference ScheduleDec. 30-Jan. 5 (All Times Eastern)

Tuesday, Dec. 31Ohio State at Purdue, 1 p.m.Indiana at Illinois, 3 p.m.Michigan State at Penn State, 5 p.m.Nebraska at Iowa, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 2Wisconsin at Northwestern, 7 p.m.Michigan at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 4Nebraska at Ohio State, 12 p.m.Michigan State at Indiana, 2 p.m.Penn State at Illinois, 2:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 5Iowa at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m.Northwestern at Michigan, TBAPurdue at Minnesota, TBA


Four different Spartans have posted a double-double this season.

Lending A Helping HandMichigan State is averaging 19.5 assists on the season, pacing the Big Ten and rank-ing second in the nation. With 234 assists on 366 made fi eld goals, the Spartans are recording an assist on 63.9 percent of their baskets. MSU ranks second in the Big Ten and 10th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) (NCAA stats through Dec. 22). Keith Appling is second in the conference in assists (5.0 apg) and fi fth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6). Five Spartans average two or more assists as Denzel Valentine (3.8 apg), Gary Harris (3.2 apg), Travis Trice (2.5 apg), and Branden Dawson (2.5 apg) join Appling.

Taking Care Of The BallAdmittedly it is early, but Michigan State is on pace to shatter the mark for fewest turnovers during the Tom Izzo era. MSU is currently averaging 11.4 turnovers. The previous low during the Izzo era was 13.0 in 2011-12.

Payne From DeepThrough the fi rst 87 games of his career, Adreian Payne shot just 1-of-4 from 3-point range. Over the last 32 games, he is 32-of-76 (.421), averaging one made 3-pointer per contest. On eight occasions, including fi ve times this season, he’s made more than one in a game.

Double-Double TroubleFour different Spartans have collected a total of 11 double-doubles this season. Bran-den Dawson (vs. McNeese State 12 pts., 12 reb.; vs. Virginia Tech 12 pts., 10 reb.; vs. Oklahoma 18 pts., 10 reb.; vs. Oakland 16 pts., 13 reb.; vs. Texas 11 pts., 10 reb.) leads the team with fi ve, while Adreian Payne (vs. McNeese State 10 pts., 10 reb.; vs. Columbia 26 pts., 11 reb.; vs. Virginia Tech 29 pts., 10 reb.; vs. Oakland 20 pts., 10 reb.) has four. Gary Harris (vs. McNeese State 20 pts., 10 reb.) and Denzel Valentine (vs. New Orleans 10 points, 13 rebounds) each have one. Dawson ranks second in the Big Ten, while Payne is tied for third.

Guard ReboundsFor the Spartans to maintain their reputation as a strong rebounding team, they will need a strong effort from their guards. In fact, three of MSU’s four leading rebounders play on the perimeter. Branden Dawson is averaging a team-best 9.3 rebounds, rank-ing second in the Big Ten, from the wing. Denzel Valentine (5.4 rpg) ranks third on the team, while Gary Harris (4.6 rpg) ranks fourth. Over the last two games, Valentine is averaging 12.0 boards. In fact, in the last contest, MSU’s starting backcourt of Valentine, Harris and Keith Appling combined for 27 rebounds.

Outside ShootingMichigan State is shooting .382 from 3-point range (94-of-246), ranking third in the Big Ten. Four Spartans (Keith Appling-21, Gary Harris-21, Travis Trice-17, Adreian Payne-16) each average more than one made 3-pointer per game. Individually, Appling leads the conference in 3-point fi eld-goal percentage (.477), while Payne ranks third (.457) and Trice ranks sixth (.436). The Spartans have made 10 or more 3-pointers in four games, after doing it just once last season. Last season, the Spartans shot .338 from 3-point range, hitting 177-of-523. The 2003-04 squad was the best shooting team of the Tom Izzo era, shooting .401, while the 1989-90 squad shot a school-record .431.

20-Point SpartansThree different Spartans have scored 20 points or more in a game this season. Keith Appling (27 vs. New Orleans, 27 vs. Oklahoma, 25 vs. Portland, 22 vs. Kentucky, 21 vs. Oakland) leads the way with fi ve 20-point efforts, while Adreian Payne (33 vs. Texas, 29 vs. Virginia Tech, 26 vs. Columbia, 20 vs. Oakland) has four, and Gary Harris (21 vs. Oklahoma, 20 vs. McNeese State, 20 vs. Kentucky) has three.

On The RunMichigan State is eager to get out in transition this season, even more so than normal. Speaking at MSU’s annual media day, Izzo told the assembled media “I think we should be a team that can run, run, run and run.” Through 12 games, MSU is averaging 83.7 points per game, ranking second in the Big Ten, including 17.9 points in transition. This includes a dominating 21-2 edge in fast break points against Kentucky.

Spartans At The Charity StripeMichigan State is shooting .698 from the foul line this season. The three Spartans that attempt the most free throws (Appling-60 attempts, .733; Payne-56 attempts, .821; Harris-40 attempts, .900) are each shooting better than 73 percent from the foul line. In fact, the three are shooting a combined .808 from the foul line.

MSU’S RECORD IN 2013-14 WHEN:

At home: 6-1On road: 1-0Neutral: 4-0Leading at the half: 8-0Trailing at the half: 3-0Tied at halftime: 0-1

Shoot 50% or above from fi eld: 7-0Shoot less than 50% from fi eld: 4-1Opp. shoots 50% or above: 0-0Opp. shoots less than 50%: 11-1MSU outshoots opp.: 11-0Opp. outshoots MSU: 0-1Both teams shoot same from fl oor: 0-0

MSU outrebounds opp.: 8-0Opp. outrebounds MSU: 3-1Rebounds are equal: 0-0

MSU has more turnovers: 3-1Opp. has more turnovers: 7-0Turnovers are equal: 1-0

Game decided by 1-5 pts: 2-0Game decided by 6-10 pts: 1-0Game decided by 11-15 pts: 3-1Game decided by 16+ pts: 5-0

MSU scores less than 60 pts: 0-0 MSU scores 60-69 pts: 2-1MSU scores 70-79 pts: 2-0MSU scores 80+ pts: 7-0

MSU allows less than 60 pts: 4-0MSU allows 60-69 pts: 3-0MSU allows 70-79 pts: 4-1MSU allows 80+ pts: 0-0

MSU in overtime: 0-0

One MSU player scores 10+: 0-0Two MSU players score 10+: 0-0Three MSU players score 10+: 6-1Four MSU players score 10+: 4-0Five MSU players score 10+: 0-0Six MSU players score 10+: 1-0

In November: 7-0In December: 4-1In January: 0-0In February: 0-0In March: 0-0

On Sunday: 0-0On Monday: 1-0On Tuesday: 2-0On Wednesday: 0-1On Thursday: 0-0On Friday: 4-0On Saturday: 4-0

Day Games: 3-0Night Games: 8-1


Playing The BestSince the 1997-98 season, the year of MSU’s fi rst of 16 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans have played 177 games against ranked opponents. That total ranks fi rst among teams that have appeared in a Final Four since then. The Spartans are followed by North Carolina (162), Kentucky (155), Duke (154), and Connecticut (143).

Super SubsTravis Trice and Denzel Valentine are not normally in the starting lineup, but in the eyes of Coach Izzo, they might as well be. Izzo has regularly referred to the duo as “super subs.” Valentine ranks fi fth on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg) and minutes (26.1 mpg), while Trice ranks sixth in scoring (7.4 ppg) and minutes (21.4 mpg). Valentine (3.8 apg) is second in assist average, while Trice (2.5 apg) is tied for fourth.

Payne’s Senior SeasonAfter opting to bypass the NBA Draft and return to Michigan State, Adreian Payne is determined to make the most of his senior season. A preseason fi rst-team All-American as selected by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, and one of 15 players on the watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Payne leads the team in scoring (18.0 ppg) and ranks second in rebounding (7.9 rpg). He’s posted a double-double in four games this season and 10 of the last 23 dating back to last season. Against Texas, he scored a career-high 33 points. He ranks fi fth in the Big Ten in both scoring and rebounding. He’s captured Big Ten Player of the Week honors twice this season (Nov. 18 and Dec. 23).

Appling Runs The TeamSenior Keith Appling is in his third season as Michigan State’s starting point guard, gaining more confi dence each season. He’s fi nished in the Top 10 in the Big Ten in assists in each of the last two seasons, but he spoke this offseason about becoming better at running his team, gaining praise from Coach Izzo for his development. He’s averaging a career-best 5.0 assists per game and owns a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio. In a win over No. 1 Kentucky, Appling dished out eight assists, in addition to his 22 points and eight rebounds. Coach Izzo described Appling’s 25-point, seven-assist effort vs. Portland “one of the greatest point guard performances in many, many, many years when you look at what he shot and the decisions he made. He did just an unbelievable job defensively ... He was worth the price of admission.” He paced MSU with a career-high 27 points vs. Oklahoma, earning Coaches Vs. Cancer Clas-sic MVP honors. He scored a team-high 21 points vs. Oakland, including 18 points in the second half. Most recently, he matched his career high with 27 points against New Orleans, adding eight assists.

Spartan SpurtabilityMSU’s dynamic offense has shown the ability to score points in bunches. During the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic in Brooklyn, the Spartans closed the fi rst half on both games with large runs. Against Virginia Tech, MSU had a 15-3 run over the fi nal 4:18. The next day, MSU closed the Oklahoma fi rst half on a 34-9 run over the fi nal 10:38, including a 13-0 spurt over the fi nal 4:36. MSU has also shown the abil-ity to start with a burst, opening the Kentucky game with a 10-0 run, and a 9-0 run vs. Columbia. MSU used a 19-2 run over two halves to put Mount St. Mary’s away. Against North Florida, MSU opened the contest with a 21-4 spurt, that included an 11-0 run. A 14-2 run midway through the second half turned a two point defi cit against Texas into a 10-point lead. In a 53-point win over New Orleans, the Spartans posted a 21-0 second-half run, along with two 12-0 fi rst-half spurts.

An Effi cient HarrisFollowing a season that saw him earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors, Gary Harris is looking for an even better season as a sophomore. After opting to return to Michigan State for his sophomore season rather than enter the NBA Draft, Harris enters 2013-14 as the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year honoree and a popular pick for preseason All-America accolades. He opened the season by recording his fi rst career double-double with 20 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and dishing out a career-high six assists. He followed that effort with another 20-point contest against No. 1 Kentucky. He ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 17.9 points per contest, scoring 20 or more points in three of his nine games. He missed three games (Mount St. Mary’s, Oakland and North Florida) while resting an injured ankle, but is averaging 19.0 points in two games since his return.

Gary Harris is averaging 19.0 points in the two games since returning from injury.

Associated PressTop 25 (Dec. 23)

Team Pts1. Arizona (63) 1,6232. Syracuse (2) 1,5283. Ohio State 1,4624. Wisconsin 1,3905. Michigan State 1,3366. Louisville 1,2747. Oklahoma State 1,2218. Villanova 1,1169. Duke 1,10810. Wichita State 98111. Baylor 97012. Oregon 91413. Florida 88114. Iowa State 80415. Connecticut 66116. Kansas 65917. Memphis 63018. Kentucky 52919. North Carolina 41320. San Diego State 37821. Colorado 34522. Iowa 27823. Massachusetts 15424. Gonzaga 7925. Missouri 69

USA TodayTop 25 (Dec. 23)

Team Pts1. Arizona (30) 7982. Syracuse (1) 7533. Ohio State (1) 7444. Louisville 6625. Michigan State 6616. Wisconsin 6597. Oklahoma State 5728. Wichita State 5519. Duke 54510. Oregon 50811. Villanova 48412. Baylor 40213. Iowa State 39214. Florida 38315. Connecticut 37016. Kansas 30017. Memphis 26918. Kentucky 24619. North Carolina 19320. San Diego State 17721. Gonzaga 15622. Massachusetts 14223. Iowa 11024. Colorado 8325. Missouri 45

MSU By WeekDate AP Coaches Preseason 2 2 Nov. 11 2 2 Nov. 18 1 1 Nov. 25 1 1 Dec. 2 1 1 Dec. 9 5 5 Dec. 16 5 5 Dec. 23 5 5


Branden Dawson ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding and third in fi eld-goal percentage.

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Spartan DefenseMichigan State has held opponents below 40 percent shooting for the year in each of the last two seasons, limiting opponents to .390 FG% last year (ranking 22nd in the nation) and .379 FG% in 2011-12 (ranking second in the nation). It’s the fi rst time the Spartans have held opponents below 40 percent in back-to-back seasons since MSU did it three straight seasons from 1999-2000 to 2001-02. MSU’s fi rst 12 opponents are shooting .376 from the fl oor, ranking third in the Big Ten, including .301 from 3-point range.

Dawson’s Energy On Display Branden Dawson didn’t miss a game last season despite tearing his ACL at the end of his freshman year, and yet he wasn’t functioning at 100 percent. Early indica-tions in 2013-14 are that Dawson is a much more active player, exhibiting the rare combination of strength and athleticism that rank him among the Big Ten’s elite. He is currently averaging a team-best 9.3 rebounds, ranking second in the Big Ten and leading the team in eight of 11 games in which he’s played, and 10.3 points. His tip-in with fi ve seconds remaining sealed the win over No. 1 Kentucky. Dawson leads the team with fi ve double-doubles. He also ranks third in the Big Ten in fi eld-goal percentage (.595)

Nation’s Best BackcourtWith Keith Appling, Gary Harris and Branden Dawson in the starting lineup and Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine coming off the bench, Michigan State stakes a strong claim for having the nation’s best backcourt. All fi ve rank among MSU’s top six in scoring, while Appling, Harris, Dawson and Trice have each scored 20 or more points at least once during their career. Not only are they dynamic offensively, they also can provide lockdown defense.

It’s All About BoardworkMichigan State has led the nation in rebounding in four of the last 14 seasons (2000, 2001, 2009, 2010), ranking in the Top 10 nine times and the Top 25 on 12 occasions. MSU has led the Big Ten in rebounding margin in conference games in 11 of the last 16 years. In the Tom Izzo era, MSU has out-rebounded 485 of 629 opponents (.771), posting a 385-100 (.794) mark in those games. Last season, the Spartans out-rebounded 32 of 36 opponents. This season, MSU owns a +6.3 rebounding margin, and has been out-rebounded in four of 12 contests.

Payne’s Block PartySenior Adreian Payne ranks second in Michigan State history with 126 career blocks, just eight behind MSU career leader Drew Naymick (134 blocks). Payne blocked a career-best fi ve shots in the third round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament against Memphis, en route to 46 on the season, good for the sixth-best single-season effort in school history.

Returning ProductivityMSU returns six of its top seven scorers from last season, in featuring one of the na-tion’s most experienced rosters to start the season. The Spartans return 84.2 percent of their scoring, 79.3 percent of their rebounding and 84.0 percent of their assists. Five returning Spartans started 15 or more games last season, including four with 24 or more starts. Six returners played 500 or more minutes last season. By comparison, entering last year, just fi ve Spartans had played more than 350 minutes in their career.

Robertson Trophy Watch ListSenior forward Adreian Payne and sophomore guard Gary Harris are two of 15 players named to the 2013-14 Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List. The preseason watch list was selected by the board of directors of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Michigan State is the only school with two players on the list of 15. The award will be presented to the national player of the year by its namesake at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 14, 2014 in Oklahoma City. The Big Ten leads all conference with four candidates as Ohio State’s Aaron Craft and Michigan’s Mitch McGary are also on the list.

MSU In The RankingsThe Spartans are currently ranked No. 5 in both the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and the Associated Press Top 25. Five Spartan opponents are also ranked in at least one of the polls, including Ohio State (3 AP/t-2 USA Today), Wisconsin (4/6), Kentucky (18/18), North Carolina (19/19), Iowa (22/23).


Keith Appling ranks 24th in MSU history with 1,309 career points.

Wooden And Naismith Award Watch ListsKeith Appling, Gary Harris and Adreian Payne have each earned a spot on the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list. The Spartans are one of four schools to have at least three players on the list. The Big Ten leads all conferences with 10 players on the list of 50. The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the midseason list and the offi cial voting ballot, which will consist of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation’s top 10 players, will be announced the week of the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. Harris and Payne have also been named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List. Cousy Award Watch ListSenior Keith Appling is one of 47 players on the watch list of candidates for the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men’s college basketball. This watch list of candidates will be narrowed down to a fi nal 20 in early February, then fi nal fi ve by early March. The Cousy Award winner will bepresented the award on Championship Monday in Dallas at the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 Announcement and Press Conference. 1,000 Point ScorersLast season, Keith Appling became the 43rd player in Michigan State history to record 1,000 career points, and just the 29th player to reach the milestone in three seasons. With 1,309 career points, he ranks 24th in MSU career scoring, fi ve points behind Durrell Summers (1,314 points) and 68 behind Julius McCoy (1,377 points). With 939 points, Adreian Payne is on pace to become the next Spartan to reach 1,000 career points. The Fifth StarterMost of Michigan State’s starting lineup is pretty-much etched in stone as Keith Appling, Gary Harris, Branden Dawson and Adreian Payne all return from the 2012-13 starting lineup. But the fi fth spot is a little bit more unsettled. Sophomore Matt Costello has been the starter in six games, but redshirt junior Alex Gauna and Gavin Schilling are also in contention for the spot. The trio is averaging a combined 7.9 points and 7.4 rebounds. MSU At No. 1Earlier this season, Michigan State held the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls for three straight weeks for the fi rst time in school history. Although the Spartans have been ranked in the Top 10 in 15 of Tom Izzo’s 19 seasons, and the Top 5 in 11 seasons, this was just the second season under Coach Izzo, and just the third time in school history that MSU has held the top spot in the AP Top 25, having previously been ranked No. 1 for two weeks in both 1978-79 and 2000-01. The Spartans have an all-time record of 9-4 at No. 1. Big Ten StrengthOnce again, the Big Ten will make a strong claim as the toughest conference in col-lege basketball, an honor bestowed on it by ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman on Nov. 5. Five conference teams are currently ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll, includ-ing No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 Michigan State, No. 6 Wisconsin, and No. 23 Iowa. Last season, seven of the 12 league teams participated in the NCAA Tournament, with a total of nine in postseason play. Conference FavoritesMichigan State was announced as a unanimous preseason favorite for the conference championship at Big Ten Media Day in Chicago on Oct. 31. Michigan was picked to fi nish second and Ohio State was third. Spartan sophomore Gary Harris was tabbed the preseason player of the year, and senior Adreian Payne joined Harris on the preseason All-Big Ten squad. Spartan FreshmenMichigan State could feature as many as three freshmen in its playing group, includ-ing red-shirt freshman Kenny Kaminski, and true freshmen Alvin Ellis III and Gavin Schilling. Kaminski redshirted last season following a shoulder injury he suffered last fall. He provides a big man with excellent shooting ability for the Spartans. Ellis III and Schilling were actually prep teammates as juniors at Chicago De La Salle High School before Schilling transferred to Findlay Prep in Nevada for his senior season. Ellis III provides a solid all-around presence on the perimeter, while Schilling provides great strength and quickness in the post. Both Ellis III and Schilling were added during the spring signing period in 2013.

MSU IN BIG TEN AND NCAA STATISTICS

Big Ten NCAATeam Rank RankScoring Offense 83.7 2nd 30thScoring Defense 65.3 7th 90thScoring Margin +18.3 3rd 19thFG Pct. .491 1st 36thFG Pct. Def. .376 3rd 23rd3-Pt FG Pct. .382 3rd 96th3-Pt FG Pct. Def. .301 5th 71st3-Pt. FGs/Game 7.8 4th 78thFT Pct. .698 10th 144thRebound Margin +6.3 3rd 70thAssists 19.5 1st 2ndSteals 7.7 3rd 63rdBlocked Shots 4.3 8th 115thTurnover Margin +2.5 6th 58thAssist/TO Ratio 1.7 2nd 10thOff. Rebounds 11.6 6th ---Def. Rebounds 29.7 3rd ---Off. Rebound Pct. .330 6th ---Def. Rebound Pct. .722 5th ---

INDIVIDUALScoring Big Ten NCAAAdreian Payne 18.0 5th ---Gary Harris 17.9 6th ---Keith Appling 15.9 11th --- Rebounding Big Ten NCAABranden Dawson 9.2 2rd 45thAdreian Payne 7.9 5th 97th FG Percentage Big Ten NCAABranden Dawson .595 3rd ---Adreian Payne .538 9th 98thKeith Appling .508 15th --- Assists Big Ten NCAAKeith Appling 5.0 2nd 78thDenzel Valentine 3.8 8th ---Gary Harris 3.2 15th --- FT Percentage Big Ten NCAAGary Harris .900 1st ---Adreian Payne .821 8th --- Steals Big Ten NCAATravis Trice 1.5 7th ---Branden Dawson 1.4 9th ---Gary Harris 1.3 10th ---Keith Appling 1.2 t-15th --- 3-Pt FG Percentage Big Ten NCAAKeith Appling .477 1st ---Adreian Payne .457 3rd ---Travis Trice .436 6th --- 3-Pt FG Made Big Ten NCAAGary Harris 2.3 4th ---Keith Appling 1.8 13th --- Blocked Shots Big Ten NCAAAdreian Payne 1.1 t-11th --- Assist/Turnover Ratio Big Ten NCAAKeith Appling 2.6 5th 81stDenzel Valentine 2.3 4th 100thGary Harris 1.6 15th --- Offensive Rebounds Big Ten NCAABranden Dawson 3.0 1st --- Defensive Rebounds Big Ten NCAAAdreian Payne 6.5 2nd ---Branden Dawson 6.2 3rd ---Denzel Valentine 4.3 14th --- * Big Ten stats through games of Dec. 28. NCAA stats through games of Dec. 22.


Tom Izzo is Michigan State’s all-time winningest coach.

THE BOOK ON TOM IZZO* Eight-Time National Coach of the Year* One NCAA, Seven Big Ten & Three Big Ten Tournament titles* Six Final Four appearances* Three-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year* 16 straight NCAA Tournament appearances* 13 NBA Draft Picks, including six fi rst rounders* Seven All-Americans - Two Academic All-Americans* Graduates 82% of players that complete eligibility* Longest serving active Big Ten men’s basketball coach

* One of fi ve coaches in Big Ten history with seven league titles.* MSU’s all-time winningest coach - Third-winningest in Big Ten history* 13 20-win seasons

Coach IzzoIn his 19th year, Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, ’77) is 450-179 (.715), and 209-95 (.688) in the Big Ten, as the coach of the Michigan State basketball program. 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. In his 18 seasons as a head coach, Izzo has captured eight National Coach of the Year awards, including the Clair Bee Award in 2005 and NABC honors in 2001 and 2012. In 1999, Izzo was named National Coach of the year by Basketball Times, while earning similar honors from The Associated Press, Basketball News and the USBWA in ’98. He also earned National Coach of the Year accolades from CBSSports.com in 2012. He earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 1998, 2009 and 2012.Among The Big Ten’s BestTom Izzo’s .688 winning percentage in Big Ten games ranks third all-time among league coaches with at least 10 years of service, behind Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan (.706), and former Indiana coach Bob Knight (.700), and ahead of former Purdue coach Ward Lambert (.685). In all games, Knight ranks fi rst at .734, followed by Ryan (.729), Izzo (.715), Wisconsin’s Walter Meanwell (.712), and Lambert (.709). With 209 conference victories, Izzo ranks sixth all-time.Izzo Among Best Ever Through his fi rst 18 seasons, Tom Izzo won 439 games, ranking fourth in college basketball history for most wins by a college coach in his fi rst 18 years.Izzo’s Coaching TreeFive current Division I head coaches all served as assistants to Tom Izzo, including Tom Crean (Indiana), Brian Gregory (Georgia Tech), Stan Heath (South Florida), Mark Montgomery (Northern Illinois) and Doug Wojcik (College of Charleston). Mike Garland served as head coach at Cleveland State for three seasons and Stan Joplin, an assistant during Izzo’s fi rst season, spent 12 seasons as head coach at Toledo. Jim Boylen was head coach at Utah for four years.

Most Final Four Appearances - ActiveCoach Appearances 1. Mike Krzyzewski 11 2. Roy Williams 7 Rick Pitino 7 4. Tom Izzo 6

Most Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances - Active StreakCoach Appearances 1. Mike Krzyzewski 18 2. Tom Izzo 16

Most Wins In First 18 SeasonsCoach Wins 1. Roy Williams 493 2. Bill Self 444 3. Bruce Pearl 443 4. Tom Izzo 439 Big Ten Conference GamesWinning PercentageMinimum 10 Years in ConferenceCoach Pct. (W-L) 1. Bo Ryan (UW) .706 (144-60) 2. Bob Knight (IND) .700 (353-151) 3. Tom Izzo (MSU) .688 (209-95) 4. Ward Lambert (PUR) .685 (228-105)

Career Big Ten VictoriesCoach Wins 1. Bob Knight (IND) 353 2. Gene Keady (PUR) 265 3. Ward Lambert (PUR) 228 4. Lou Henson (ILL) 214 5. Branch McCracken (IND) 210 6. Tom Izzo (MSU) 209 7. Jud Heathcote (MSU) 182

Highest NCAA TournamentWinning Percentage - ActiveCoach Pct. (W-L) 1. Mike Krzyzewski .766 (82-25) 2. Rick Pitino .750 (48-16) 3. Roy Williams .747 (62-21) 4. Billy Donovan .738 (31-11) 5. Larry Brown .737 (14-5) 6. John Calipari .729 (29-11) 7. Tom Izzo .722 (39-15)

Notable Izzo WinsWin #1: vs. Chaminade (69-66), 11/20/95Big Ten Win #1: vs. Indiana (65-60), 1/4/96Win #100: vs. Indiana (77-71 OT), 1/11/2000Win #200: vs. Iowa (89-72), 2/4/2004Big Ten Win #100: vs. Minnesota (69-58), 2/14/2004Win #232*: vs. Duke (78-68), 3/25/2005Win #300: vs. Iowa (66-52), 2/23/2008Win #341**: vs. UMass (106-68), 11/28/2009Win #400: vs. Minnesota (68-52), 1/25/2012Big Ten Win #200: vs. Ohio State (59-56), 1/19/2013

* Became MSU’s second-winningest coach** Became MSU’s all-time winningest coach

IZZO CAREER COACHING RECORD Big Year Overall Pct. Ten Pct. Finish Postseason 1995-96 16-16 .500 9-9 .500 7th NIT Second Round 1996-97 17-12 .586 9-9 .500 T-6th NIT Second Round 1997-98 22-8 .733 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Sweet 16 1998-99 33-5 .868 15-1 .938 1st NCAA Final Four 1999-2000 32-7 .821 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Champion 2000-01 28-5 .848 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Final Four 2001-02 19-12 .613 10-6 .625 5th NCAA First Round 2002-03 22-13 .629 10-6 .625 T-3rd NCAA Elite Eight 2003-04 18-12 .600 12-4 .750 T-2nd NCAA First Round 2004-05 26-7 .788 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Final Four 2005-06 22-12 .647 8-8 .500 T-6th NCAA First Round 2006-07 23-12 .657 8-8 .500 T-7th NCAA Second Round 2007-08 27-9 .750 12-6 .667 4th NCAA Sweet 16 2008-09 31-7 .816 15-3 .833 1st NCAA Runner Up 2009-10 28-9 .757 14-4 .778 T-1st NCAA Final Four 2010-11 19-15 .559 9-9 .500 t-4th NCAA Second Round 2011-12 29-8 .784 13-5 .722 T-1st NCAA Sweet 16 2012-13 27-9 .750 13-5 .722 T-2nd NCAA Sweet 16 2013-14 11-1 .917 ---- ---- 19 Years 450-179 .715 209-95 .688


2013-14 SPARTAN BASKETBALL

#2/2 MICHIGAN STATE 98

Nov. 8, 2013 • East Lansing, Mich. Breslin Center

MCNEESE STATE 56

#1Key Stat: FG PercentageMSU-51.9%; McNeese State-27.4%

Quotable: “We didn’t run anything for (Dawson) and he was unbelievable. That’s the Branden Dawson I thought we’d see. I’m happy for him. He’s been through a lot.” - MSU coach Tom Izzo

Key Moment: McNeese State took a 13-12 lead at the 14:25 mark. The Spartans scored the next 10 points and closed the half on a 40-12 run.

Notes: MSU improved to 91-24 all-time in open-ers, and 97-18 all-time in home openers, includ-ing 80-11 in season openers at home ... Tom Izzo improved to 19-0 in home openers ... It was the fi rst game since Dec. 19, 2000 at Seton Hall that three Spartans have recorded double-fi gure rebounds (Andre Hutson-13, Aloysius Anago-nye-12, Charlie Bell-11) ... It was the fi rst game since Dec. 15, 1988 that three players had a dou-ble-double in the same game (Ken Redfi eld - 22 pts, 10 reb; Steve Smith - 23 pts, 12 reb; Jesse Hall - 14pts, 11 reb) ... MSU recorded its larg-est margin of victory in a season opener since Nov. 22, 1999 when it posted a 78-33 win over Toledo. It is the seventh largest margin of victory all-time in a season-opener ... MSU’s 32 assists tied the fourth most all-time in a single game ... MSU used 18 offensive rebounds to outscore McNeese State 23-3 in second-chance points ... MSU’s 66 rebounds is a Breslin Center record ... Gary Harris posted his fi rst career double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) ... Travis Trice dished out a career-high eight assists.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAdreian Payne, f 5-9 0-1 0-0 2-8-10 1 10 2 0 0 0 23Matt Costello, f 3-4 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 2 6 1 0 3 0 16Keith Appling, g 4-8 1-3 2-2 0-6-6 1 11 4 2 0 0 23Gary Harris, g 7-15 4-10 2-2 2-8-10 2 20 6 4 0 1 27Denzel Valentine, g 5-9 2-3 0-0 1-4-5 1 12 3 1 0 0 22Russell Byrd 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9Alex Gauna 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 1 4 0 0 0 0 12Alvin Ellis III 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 6 1 1 0 0 7Trevor Bohnoff 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1Keenan Wetzel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Travis Trice 4-8 3-6 0-0 1-4-5 0 11 8 2 0 1 23Branden Dawson 6-12 0-0 0-0 6-6-12 0 12 5 3 1 1 24Gaven Schilling 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-5-5 1 4 2 1 0 0 10Dan Chapman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Colby Wollenman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Team 2-0-2

Totals 42-81 10-26 4-5 18-48-66 12 98 32 15 4 4 200

Total FG% 1st: 20-38 (52.6%) 2nd: 22-43 (51.2%) Game: 51.9%3-Pt FG% 1st: 8-16 (50.0%) 2nd: 2-10 (20.0%) Game: 38.5%F Throw% 1st: 4-5 (80.0%) 2nd: 0-0 (0.0%) Game: 80.0%

McNeese State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINCraig McFerrin, f 2-8 0-0 1-1 1-5-6 1 5 0 0 0 0 25Adrian Fields, f 2-9 2-7 0-0 1-2-3 1 6 0 1 0 2 31Keelan Garrett, g 2-8 0-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 4 1 0 0 0 16Kevin Hardy, g 2-11 0-0 1-2 2-4-6 0 5 3 1 1 0 33Ledrick Eackles, g 4-15 3-10 0-0 2-3-5 2 11 1 3 1 3 34Shaun Johnson 3-9 3-8 0-0 0-1-1 2 9 1 0 0 1 16Jamaya Burr 4-7 1-3 2-3 1-1-2 0 11 1 1 0 2 18Marcus Mathieu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Jordan Wells 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Brandon Regis 0-3 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 2 9Austin Lewis 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Pete Kpan 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 2 3 2 1 1 0 10Team 2-2-4

Totals 20-73 9-34 7-11 9-20-29 9 56 10 8 3 10 200


Offi cials: Lamont Simpson, Glenn Mayborg, Rob KuenemanAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: MSU, 52-25

Record: MSU 1-0; MCN 0-1


Nov. 12, 2013 • Chicago, Ill. United Center

#1/1 KENTUCKY 74

#2Key Stat: Fast Break PointsMSU - 21; Kentucky - 2

Quotable: “Of course the game matters. When Magic Johnson comes back and fl ies in for the game it matters. When Morris Peterson and (Ja-son) Richardson are here, it matters. A lot of guys came back for this. We needed a program win and that was one.” - MSU coach Tom Izzo after Keith Appling said the win didn’t mean anything.

Key Moment: MSU’s 15-point lead had evapo-rated into a tie game at 66. That’s when Denzel Valentine found Keith Appling open in the corner for a 3-pointer with 4:26 remaining. Gary Harris then stole the ball at midcourt and drove for a la-yup just eight seconds later pushing MSU’s lead back to fi ve points with 4:18 remaining.

Notes: MSU improved to 4-19 all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 ... Tom Izzo recorded his third win over a No. 1 team - all since 2007 ... Michigan State improved to 2-1 in the Champions Classic ... Michigan State held a decisive 21-2 edge in fast break points ... MSU recorded 13 steals, compared to just 1 for Kentucky, posting an 18-9 edge in points off turnovers ... With Keith Appling scoring 22 points, he’s totaled 63 points in three Cham-pions Classic games (21.0 ppg), the greatest ca-reer total in the event’s history.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINMatt Costello, f 1-4 0-0 0-1 2-1-3 4 2 0 0 0 0 12Gary Harris, f 7-14 1-4 5-6 0-2-2 2 20 1 1 0 3 35Adreian Payne, f 5-10 1-1 4-5 0-3-3 4 15 0 1 1 0 25Keith Appling, g 8-14 2-4 4-4 1-7-8 3 22 8 3 0 4 34Branden Dawson, g 4-9 0-0 0-0 3-6-9 3 8 2 1 0 4 34Alex Gauna 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 4 4 0 0 1 0 13Travis Trice 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15Gavin Schilling 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7Denzel Valentine 2-8 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 4 5 5 1 1 2 25Team 3-1-4

Totals 30-63 5-12 13-17 10-22-32 27 78 17 7 3 13 200


Kentucky FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINJames Young, f 7-16 3-11 2-5 2-2-4 0 19 2 1 0 1 34Willie Cauley-Stein, f 2-4 0-0 1-3 3-4-7 2 5 0 1 2 0 27Julius Randle, f 9-14 0-1 9-15 4-9-13 4 27 1 8 0 0 35Aaron Harrison, g 1-7 0-5 1-2 0-1-1 2 3 2 2 1 0 18Andrew Harrison, g 3-6 1-1 4-4 0-1-1 4 11 3 4 0 0 38Marcus Lee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Alex Poythress 2-6 0-2 3-4 7-5-12 2 7 0 1 3 0 27Dominique Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6Dakari Johnson 1-2 0-0 0-3 2-3-5 4 2 0 0 0 0 14Team 0-0-0

Totals 25-55 4-20 20-36 18-26-44 19 74 8 17 6 1 200


Offi cials: Ted Valentine, Mike Kitts, Pat DriscollAttendance: Halftime Score: MSU, 44-32

Record: MSU 2-0; UK 2-1



COLUMBIA 53

#3Key Stat: 3-Point ShootingMSU - 0-7; Columbia - 7-16

Quotable: “We haven’t proven enough to be considered a great team. We’re a doggone good team with a long, long way to go.”

- MSU coach Tom Izzo

Key Moment: MSU held a slim 54-53 lead with 4:27 remaining. Adreian Payne connected on 1-of-2 free throws to push the lead to two points. With the help of the Izzone, Columbia had shot clock violations on back-to-back possessions, and when Appling found Payne on a lob with 1:14 left, MSU had a bit of a cushion at 57-53.

Notes: Adreian Payne scored a career-high 26 points, recording his 12th-career double-double by adding a team-high 11 rebounds ... MSU de-feated Columbia in their fi rst-ever meeting and is now 18-4 against Ivy League opponents ... With three blocks, Adreian Payne tied Draymond Green for second place in MSU history with 117 ... Payne also established a career high with eight free throws ... Michigan State committed eight turnovers in the fi rst half, but just three in the second half ... The Spartans did not make a 3-pointer for the fi rst time since shooting 0-of-5 against Purdue on Feb. 12, 2008 ... Columbia did not score in the fi nal 4:26 of the contest, record-ing three turnovers, while shooting 0-of-1 from the fi eld and 0-of-3 from the foul line.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAdreian Payne, f 9-15 0-0 8-10 1-10-11 3 26 0 2 3 2 33Matt Costello, f 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 1 0 3 1 1 0 10Branden Dawson, f 3-5 0-0 2-2 1-6-7 1 8 3 1 0 0 33Keith Appling, g 1-3 0-1 1-4 0-1-1 2 3 6 2 0 0 35Gary Harris, g 4-11 0-4 3-3 1-2-3 2 11 1 2 0 0 34Alex Gauna 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5Alvin Ellis III 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3Travis Trice 0-2 0-1 3-4 0-0-0 1 3 2 0 0 2 20Gavin Schilling 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2Denzel Valentine 3-6 0-1 4-5 0-2-2 2 10 0 1 0 1 25Team 0-0-0

Totals 20-44 0-7 22-30 5-22-27 14 62 16 11 4 5 200


Columbia FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINLuke Patrasek, f 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 3 0 0 8Cory Osetkowski, c 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 4 4 0 3 0 0 25Isaac Cohen, g 3-5 0-0 4-7 1-8-9 2 10 3 1 0 1 40Grant Mullins, g 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 2 2 1 0 22Maodo Lo, g 4-11 4-5 0-0 1-3-4 5 12 0 2 1 0 31Jeff Coby 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 8Zach En’Wezoh 3-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 4 6 1 3 0 0 11Alex Rosenburg 4-10 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 2 10 2 1 0 1 27Kendall Jackson 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 1 0 0 0 11Meiko Lyles 2-4 2-4 2-2 0-4-4 1 8 0 0 0 1 17Luke McComber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Team 0-0-0

Totals 19-46 7-16 8-11 7-24-31 27 53 10 17 2 3 200


Offi cials: Bob Barker, Guy Pagano, Tim AttanisiAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: COL, 26-22

Record: MSU 3-0; COL 1-2





PORTLAND 67

#4Key Stat: MSU FG Percentage by Half1st Half - 35.1%, 2nd Half - 53.3%

Quotable: “That was one of the greatest point guard performances in many, many, many years when you look at what he shot and the decisions he made. He did just an unbelievable job defen-sively ... He was worth the price of admission.” - MSU coach Tom Izzo on Keith Appling

Key Moment: Portland tied the score at 46 with 12:43 remaining. Travis Trice responded with a 3-pointer from the corner, and followed less than 20 seconds later with a steal and a transition la-yup pushing MSU’s lead back up to fi ve points. Less than three minutes later, MSU’s lead was up to double fi gures as the Spartans pulled away late.

Notes: Keith Appling matched his career high with 25 points ... Appling was a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the foul line ... The Spartans shot a season-high .846 from the foul line ... Michigan State made a season-high 13 3-point fi eld goals, matching the third-best single-game effort in Spartan history. The 30 attempts equalled the fourth-highest total in school history ... For the third time in four games, Branden Dawson led MSU in rebounding with 10 boards ... MSU grabbed 15 offensive rebounds, resulting in a 24-9 edge in second-chance points ... Adreian Payne matched his career high with three made 3-pointers.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAlex Gauna, f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9Adreian Payne, f 7-17 3-8 2-2 2-5-7 3 19 2 2 0 0 33Keith Appling, g 7-13 5-5 6-6 0-1-1 1 25 7 1 1 1 38Gary Harris, g 5-13 3-9 2-2 1-3-4 0 15 2 3 0 1 31Denzel Valentine, g 1-5 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 1 2 4 1 0 0 17Alvin Ellis III 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 5Matt Costello 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 2 4 0 0 0 0 10Travis Trice 3-9 2-6 0-1 0-1-1 2 8 2 2 1 2 22Branden Dawson 4-7 0-0 0-0 5-5-10 4 8 2 1 0 2 30Kenny Kaminski 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Gavin Schilling 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Team 3-0-3

Totals 29-67 13-30 11-13 15-23-38 15 82 21 10 2 7 200


Portland FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINRyan Nicholas, f 5-8 0-1 1-2 0-6-6 2 11 1 1 0 1 22Thomas Van Der Mars, c 4-6 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 1 9 1 0 0 0 22Keven Bailey, g 3-10 0-1 6-8 1-1-2 3 12 1 2 2 1 29Bryce Pressley, g 3-10 1-3 0-0 2-3-5 0 7 4 2 0 1 31Alec Wintering, g 1-5 0-1 3-4 1-1-2 4 5 2 4 0 0 19Riley Tanner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Bobby Sharp 4-9 3-8 0-0 0-1-1 0 11 3 0 0 0 25Riley Barker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 16Korey Thieleke 2-4 1-1 0-0 1-1-2 3 5 0 0 1 2 13Volodymyr Gerun 1-3 0-0 5-6 1-6-7 1 7 1 2 0 1 20Team 3-1-4

Totals 23-55 5-15 16-22 10-24-34 14 67 13 13 3 7 200


Offi cials: Jim Schipper, Jim Burr, Mike KittsAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: MSU, 36-32

Record: MSU 4-0; POR 1-2


Nov. 22, 2013 • Brooklyn, N.Y. Barclays Center

VIRGINIA TECH 77

#5Key Stat: Points off turnoversMSU - 19, Virginia Tech - 5

Quotable: “He’s very effi cient right now. I hope we start appreciating guys who stay around school and get better.”

- MSU coach Tom Izzo on Adreian Payne

Key Moment: Leading 31-30 with fi ve minutes left in the fi rst half, MSU closed the stanza on a 15-3 run, as Adreian Payne scored 11 points and Gary Harris scored four.

Notes: Adreian Payne recorded a career-high 29 points, adding 10 rebounds for a double-double ... Michigan State made 14 3-point fi eld goals, matching the second-best single-game total in school history, while setting a single-game record with 35 3-point fi eld-goal attempts ... Michigan State matched his season high with 13 steals ... Branden Dawson (12 points, 10 rebounds) joined Payne by recording a double-double, marking the second game this season where multiple Spartans have posted a double-double ... Michi-gan State committed a season-low six turnovers, while Virginia Tech committed 17, leading to a 19-5 edge in points off turnovers for the Spartans ... Michigan State had a dominating 40-14 edge in points in the paint ... Virginia Tech held a 28-27 lead with 7:09 left in the fi rst half, but MSU closed the stanza on a 19-5 run, and opened the second half on a 23-6 spurt over the fi rst 8:46. In total, it was a 42-11 spurt over a span of 15:55.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAdreian Payne, f 10-15 4-6 5-5 2-8-10 2 29 3 0 3 1 30Matt Costello, f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 0 1 1 2 2 17Keith Appling, g 5-9 3-4 0-1 0-1-1 2 13 7 0 0 3 31Gary Harris, g 6-19 2-12 5-5 1-2-3 0 19 5 2 0 0 25Branden Dawson, g 6-9 0-0 0-2 4-6-10 1 12 2 0 0 3 26Russell Byrd 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3Alex Gauna 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8Alvin Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8Keenan Wetzel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Travis Trice 3-7 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 0 8 3 0 0 0 23Kenny Kaminski 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3Gavin Shilling 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4Dan Chapman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Colby Wollenman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Denzel Valentine 3-6 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 7 4 2 1 2 19Team 1-0-1

Totals 36-71 14-35 10-13 10-24-34 16 96 26 6 6 13 200


Virginia Tech FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINDevin Wilson, f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 5 4 0 2 26Jarrell Eddie, f 7-12 6-9 3-3 0-1-1 1 23 0 0 0 0 24Marshall Wood, f 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-3-5 1 5 1 1 0 0 19Adam Smith, g 9-19 4-9 5-5 0-6-6 1 27 5 3 0 1 28Cadarian Raines, g 0-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 12Joey van Zegeren 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11Greg Donlon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Ben Emelogu 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 3 5 1 3 0 0 19Christian Beyer 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 0 3 0 0 0 0 11Will Johnston 1-3 1-3 1-2 1-2-3 1 4 1 0 0 0 12Trevor Thompson 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 2 0 4 0 1 16C.J. Barksdale 2-5 0-0 4-4 3-4-7 2 8 0 0 1 0 21Team 3-4-7

Totals 25-61 13-27 14-15 12-27-39 16 77 13 17 1 4 200


Offi cials: Brian O’Connell, Chris Beaver, Ray PeroneAttendance: Halftime Score: MSU, 46-33

Record: MSU 5-0; VT 3-2


Nov. 23, 2013 • Brooklyn, N.Y. Barclays Center

OKLAHOMA 76

#6Key Stat: Combined FT Attempts by Half1st Half - 16 (MSU-13, OU-3) 2nd Half - 50 (MSU-23, OU-27)

Quotable: “After we beat Kentucky and moved to No. 1 we’ve been getting everybody’s best shot. They are coming at us for 40 minutes and we have to play hard for all 40 minutes”

- MSU senior Keith Appling

Key Moment: Keith Appling was on the bench in foul trouble as MSU saw its 18-point lead trimmed to four points with 12:16 remaining. Appling was reinserted and scored the game’s next fi ve points to push MSU’s lead back to nine at 62-53.

Notes: Michigan State captured its fi rst regular-season neutral-site tournament since capturing the Pearl Harbor Classic in December 1998 ... Keith Appling scored a career-high 27 points, in-cluding 20 in the second half, including 18 in the fi nal 10:01. Appling also attempted a career-high 14 free throws ... Appling was named Coaches Vs. Cancer Tournament MVP, while Adreian Payne earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... Branden Dawson recorded his third double-double of the season, and his second in as many games ... Oklahoma made 10 of its fi rst 12 shots in jumping to a 22-11 lead, but made just three of its next 16 as MSU closed the half on a 34-9 run over the fi nal 10:38 ... The fi rst half had a combined 16 free throws (MSU-13, OU-3) while the second half had 50 (MSU-23, OU-27).Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAdreian Payne, f 1-6 0-1 2-4 1-6-7 4 4 2 3 2 1 25Matt Costello, f 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-5-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 22Keith Appling, g 8-12 1-4 10-14 0-2-2 3 27 2 2 0 0 29Gary Harris, g 7-15 3-10 4-6 1-3-4 1 21 2 1 1 1 32Branden Dawson, g 8-10 0-0 2-3 3-7-10 4 18 2 1 2 0 29Alex Gauna 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4Alvin Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4Travis Trice 1-5 1-3 3-4 1-1-2 2 6 0 3 0 2 20Gavin Shilling 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 0 0 1 0 5Denzel Valentine 3-7 1-1 0-1 1-5-6 2 7 5 2 0 0 30Team 2-0-2

Totals 29-58 6-19 23-36 10-31-41 23 87 14 14 6 4 200


Oklahoma FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINRyan Spangler, f 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-4-4 5 6 2 0 1 1 29Jordan Woodard, g 2-9 1-3 4-6 2-1-3 3 9 7 2 0 2 28Isaiah Cousins, g 3-8 0-1 9-11 2-3-5 4 15 2 2 0 2 36Cameron Clark, g 11-17 2-2 8-9 1-6-7 3 32 1 3 0 1 36Buddy Hield, g 6-12 1-5 0-1 1-5-6 4 13 0 3 0 1 30Je’lon Hornbeak 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 2 2 0 0 19Tyler Neal 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 2 0 1 12D.J. Bennett 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 10Team 2-2-4 1

Totals 25-58 4-17 22-30 8-24-32 26 76 14 14 2 8 200


Offi cials: Brian Dorsey, Mike Eades, Donnie EppleyAttendance: 6,098Halftime Score: MSU, 45-31

Record: MSU 6-0; OKLA 4-1





MOUNT ST. MARY’S 65

#7Key Stat: Field-Goal PercentageMSU - 63.1%, MSM - 32.8%

Quotable: “We were a little sloppy the fi rst half. I thought we made some great adjustments at half time on what we were going to do with them. We did a better job the second half; started moving the ball a little better.” - MSU coach Tom Izzo on halftime adjust-ments

Key Moment: MSU couldn’t pull away early in the contest and held a 41-36 lead with less than four minutes left in the fi rst half. The Spartans then closed the stanza on a 9-2 run and opened the second half on a 10-0 spurt to break the game wide open.

Notes: Travis Trice and Alvin Ellis III made their fi rst career starts ... Trice scored 15 points, mark-ing the second-highest scoring output of his career, and the best since scoring 20 points in December of his freshman season ... Denzel Val-entine recorded a career-best seven assists ... Michigan State scored a season-high 58 points in the paint ... Led by Keith Appling’s 17 points, MSU held a 51-19 advantage in bench scoring ... Branden Dawson led the Spartans in rebound-ing for the sixth time in seven games ... Michigan State recorded 28 assists while committing just nine turnovers ... Michigan State shot a season-high 63.1 percent from the fi eld ... Kenny Ka-minski (8 points) and Gavin Schilling (6 points) recorded season highs in scoring, while Matt Costello (8 points) matched his career high.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAlex Gauna, f 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 0 4 1 0 0 0 13Matt Costello, f 3-3 0-0 2-2 0-3-3 0 8 1 0 1 0 12Alvin Ellis III, g 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 5 2 1 0 1 14Travis Trice, g 6-8 3-4 0-0 0-1-1 0 15 6 1 0 2 21Denzel Valentine, g 7-11 1-3 0-0 1-4-5 1 15 7 1 0 1 27Russell Byrd 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2-4 2 2 1 0 0 0 10Adreian Payne 3-10 2-4 0-0 0-6-6 2 8 1 1 1 1 24Keith Appling 8-11 0-2 1-2 0-2-2 3 17 5 2 1 0 28Trevor Bohnhoff 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Keenan Wetzel 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3Branden Dawson 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-10-10 0 6 2 3 0 0 20Kenny Kaminski 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 8 0 0 0 1 8Gavin Schilling 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 0 6 2 0 0 0 11Dan Chapman 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Colby Wollenman 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Team 1-0-1

Totals 41-65 9-18 7-9 5-35-40 9 98 28 9 3 6 200


Mount St. Mary’s FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINTaylor Danaher, c 3-7 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 4 6 0 2 1 1 21Byron Ashe, g 3-5 2-3 2-2 1-2-3 1 10 0 0 0 0 24Sam Prescott, g 3-9 1-5 0-0 2-5-7 1 7 3 1 1 2 29Rashad Whack, g 3-12 1-6 3-4 1-5-6 1 10 1 1 0 2 30Julian Norfl eet, g 4-15 3-6 2-2 1-2-3 1 13 5 4 0 0 28Liam McManimon 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-3-3 1 2 2 2 0 1 12Will Miller 5-12 5-12 0-0 0-1-1 2 15 0 0 0 0 30Will Lyle 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 4Gregory Graves 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13Maalik Howard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Aaron Brown 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6Team 0-1-1

Totals 22-67 12-34 9-10 10-21-31 14 65 11 11 4 6 200


Offi cials: Glenn “Buddy” Mayborg, Paul Szelc, Gerald WilliamsAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: MSU, 50-38

Record: MSU 7-0; MSM 2-6

#-/25 NORTH CAROLINA 79

Dec. 4, 2013 • East Lansing, Mich. Breslin Center


#8Key Stat: Points in the PaintMSU - 28, UNC - 44

Quotable: “There are times we are the No. 1 team in the nation. When we focus in and play the way we did the fi rst 4 minutes against Ken-tucky, there’s not a team in the world that can beat us. But we don’t play that way all the time.”

- MSU sophomore Matt Costello

Key Moment: Five straight points from Keith Ap-pling tied the game at 49 with 12:11 remaining. But MSU could never take the lead as back-to-back baskets from UNC’s Brice Johnson sparked a 16-3 game-deciding run.

Notes: For the fi rst time all season, Michi-gan State was out-shot by its opponent, as the Spartans shot a season-low .359 from the fi eld and .292 from 3-point range ... Michigan State blocked a season-high seven shots, led by a ca-reer-high four blocks from Matt Costello ... Travis Trice recorded fi ve of Michigan State’s six steals, a season-high for any Spartan ... North Carolina turned 14 MSU turnovers into 19 points, while the Spartans converted 13 Tar Heel turnovers into just seven points.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAlex Gauna, f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1Adreian Payne, f 6-10 2-4 2-4 1-7-8 0 16 0 2 1 0 30Branden Dawson, f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 2 2 2 0 0 17Keith Appling, g 5-15 2-6 1-2 1-3-4 2 13 3 1 0 0 30Gary Harris, g 5-15 3-9 4-4 2-3-5 3 17 2 3 0 0 31Alvin Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Matt Costello 3-5 0-0 0-1 2-2-4 1 6 1 0 4 0 17Travis Trice 1-6 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 4 4 2 1 0 5 22Kenny Kaminski 1-5 0-1 3-5 2-2-4 2 5 0 1 0 0 9Gavin Shilling 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9Denzel Valentine 1-4 0-2 0-0 2-3-5 2 2 2 2 1 1 26Team 1-1-2

Totals 23-64 7-24 12-18 13-25-38 19 65 12 14 7 6 200


North Carolina FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINJ.P. Tokoto, f 6-10 0-0 0-0 5-5-10 3 12 2 4 1 0 23Joel James, f 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 3 2 0 1 0 1 16James M. McAdoo,f 3-11 0-0 2-6 1-3-4 2 8 2 1 1 2 25Nate Britt, g 3-8 0-2 7-8 0-6-6 3 13 3 2 0 1 28Marcus Paige, g 4-14 2-9 3-5 0-5-5 2 13 5 1 0 2 35Kennedy Meeks 6-8 0-0 3-4 2-5-7 1 15 1 0 1 0 18Luke Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7Brice Johnson 6-11 0-0 2-2 4-2-6 3 14 0 2 2 0 25Desmond Hubert 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6Jackson Simmons 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6Isaiah Hicks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8James Manor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Team 2-2-4

Totals 29-65 2-11 19-27 16-33-49 20 79 14 13 5 7 200


Offi cials: Terry Wymer, Lamont Simpson, Pat DriscollAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: 32-32

Record: MSU 7-1; NC 5-2


Dec. 14, 2013 • Auburn Hills, Mich. The Palace of Auburn Hills

OAKLAND 63

#9Key Stat: MSU 3FG By Half1st Half - 2-9 , 2nd Half - 4-7

Quotable: “Just bringing more energy like I know I can.”

- MSU junior Branden Dawson, on the dif-ference between the last two games for him.

Key Moment: With the game tied at 50, Keith Appling knocked down a 3-pointer with 7:21 re-maining. On the defensive end, Appling stole the ball, and then found Branden Dawson just before the shot clock expired to give MSU a fi ve-point lead. After another MSU steal, Appling scored on a transition layup and was fouled, converting on a three-point play and pushing MSU’s lead out to 58-50.

Notes: After totaling three points and four turn-overs in the fi rst half, Keith Appling bounced back with 18 points and just two turnovers in the second half ... Keith Appling had six points and two assists during a decisive 12-3 run midway through the second half ... MSU was without start-ers Gary Harris (ankle) and Matt Costello (mono) ... Branden Dawson matched his career high with 13 rebounds ... After hitting 2-of-9 3-pointers in the fi rst half, MSU hit 4-of-7 in the second ... 120 of the game’s 130 points were scored by starters ... 14 offensive rebounds for MSU led to a 14-5 edge in second-chance points.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINBranden Dawson, f 7-13 0-0 2-4 5-8-13 1 16 3 5 3 2 36Adreian Payne, f 7-16 1-3 5-6 4-6-10 3 20 2 0 0 1 35Keith Appling, g 6-10 3-4 6-7 1-3-4 2 21 4 6 1 2 37Travis Trice, g 2-8 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 2 6 1 1 0 0 28Denzel Valentine, g 0-7 0-4 0-0 2-4-6 1 0 4 1 0 4 31Russell Byrd 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Alex Gauna 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9Alvin Ellis III 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 2 4 0 3 1 2 19Gavin Schilling 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Team 2-2-4

Totals 24-57 6-16 13-19 14-27-41 14 67 14 17 5 11 200


Oakland FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINTommie McCune, f 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 2 0 0 9Corey Petros, c 5-7 0-0 1-2 1-5-6 0 11 0 3 0 0 39Travis Bader, g 5-20 4-14 4-4 0-4-4 2 18 3 2 0 0 40Duke Mondy, g 10-17 3-5 1-1 1-5-6 4 24 3 3 0 7 40Kahlil Felder, g 1-5 0-1 2-2 0-3-3 2 4 3 1 0 1 29Ralph Hill 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Dante Williams 2-4 1-3 1-1 4-1-5 3 6 1 0 0 0 28Mitch Baenziger 0-4 0-3 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11Lloyd Neely II 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3Team 1-4-5

Totals 23-60 8-27 9-10 9-23-32 17 63 12 14 0 8 200


Offi cials: Glenn Mayborg, Lamont Simpson, Bill EkAttendance: 13,873Halftime Score: 31-30 Oakland

Record: MSU 8-1; Oakland 2-9





NORTH FLORIDA 48

#10Key Stat: 1st Half Field-Goal PercentageMSU - 70.8%, UNF - 21.9%

Quotable: “I actually was pleased by the way we started out -- we’ve had so much adversity here. It’s been really hard on our team.” - MSU coach Tom Izzo on dealing with injuries

Key Moment: MSU dominated from the start, out-scoring UNF, 21-4, in the fi rst 7:10 of the con-test.

Notes: Michigan State shot 70.8 percent from the fl oor in the fi rst half, the best percentage by the Spartans in any half this season ... Alex Gauna (21 minutes), Alvin Ellis III (20 minutes), and Gavin Schilling (29 minutes) each recorded a career high for minutes ... Russell Byrd scored a career-best 10 points in a season-high 17 min-utes ... After averaging 15.5 turnovers in their previous two games, the Spartans committed just 10 ... Gavin Schilling scored a season-high seven points and matched his season high with fi ve rebounds ... MSU held a dominating 42-22 edge in points in the paint ... UNF’s 16.0 percent 3-point shooting was a season-low for a Spar-tan opponent ... MSU held UNF’s starters to 12 points, including leading scorer Dallas Moore to 0 points on 0-of-6 shooting. Moore had scored 27 points vs. Indiana in his last game.

Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAlex Gauna, f 3-5 0-0 0-2 1-4-5 3 6 1 1 1 1 21Adreian Payne, f 7-11 1-2 4-4 0-7-7 1 19 1 2 0 3 29Branden Dawson, f 3-4 0-0 6-8 1-7-8 1 12 3 1 0 2 28Keith Appling, g 2-8 0-1 4-6 0-1-1 4 8 4 1 1 3 27Denzel Valentine, g 4-9 1-4 2-2 1-5-6 1 11 4 4 0 0 29Russell Byrd 4-6 2-4 0-1 0-1-1 3 10 0 1 1 0 17Alvin Ellis III 1-2 0-1 2-5 0-0-0 1 4 2 0 0 1 20Trevor Bohnhoff 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Keenana Wetzel 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Gavin Shilling 3-4 0-0 1-6 3-2-5 3 7 0 0 0 0 20Dan Chapman 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Colby Wollenman 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3Team 1-4-5

Totals 27-51 4-12 20-38 10-31-41 19 78 15 10 3 10 200


North Florida FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINTravis Wallace, f 2-6 0-0 2-4 1-3-4 5 6 0 1 0 0 20Charles McRoy, f 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 3 0 0 19Chris Davenport, f 1-6 0-3 2-2 0-3-3 4 4 1 3 0 1 26Beau Beech, g 0-6 0-5 2-2 0-1-1 2 2 1 1 0 0 17Dallas Moore, g 0-6 0-3 0-1 1-2-3 2 0 2 2 0 0 19Jalen Nesbitt 4-6 1-2 2-2 2-5-7 2 11 1 3 0 0 25Sean Brennan 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7Devin Wilson 2-3 1-2 2-6 0-3-3 0 7 3 1 0 0 21Aaron Bodager 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 11Demarcus Daniels 3-8 1-5 0-0 2-2-4 4 7 0 1 2 2 19Romelo Banks 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 5 4 0 0 0 2 16Team 4-1-5 1

Totals 16-54 4-25 12-19 12-22-34 25 48 10 16 2 5 200


Offi cials: Ed Hightower, D.J. Carstensen, Lewis GarrisonAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: 50-19, MSU

Record: MSU 9-1; UNF 5-7


Dec. 21, 2013 • Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center

TEXAS 78

#11Key Stat: 2nd Half ReboundingMSU - 25, UT - 13

Quotable: “This was a big win for us. All in all it wasn’t a championship, but a big road win for us against a very, very good team.”

- MSU coach Tom Izzo

Key Moment: Four straight points from Jonathan Holmes had reclaimed the UT lead at 54-52 with 10:57 remaining. MSU answered with a 14-2 run over the next 3:31 to take a commanding 66-56 lead.

Notes: Adreian Payne scored a career-high 33 points, knocking down 10-of-13 fi eld goals, in-cluding 8-of-8 from 2-point range. His 10 fi eld goals matched a career high, while establishing career best in free throws made (11) and attempt-ed (12) ... Payne’s 33 points were the most by a Spartan since Draymond Green scored 34 points in a win at Gonzaga on Dec. 10, 2011 ... Denzel Valentine grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds ... After missing three of the last four games with an ankle injury, Gary Harris returned to action, scor-ing 19 points and dishing out fi ve assists in 29 minutes ... After being out-rebounded, 20-18, in the fi rst half, MSU held a 25-13 advantage on the glass in the second half. The Spartans were out-scored 8-0 in second-chance points in the fi rst half, but held an 8-4 edge in the second half ... MSU was the fi rst Longhorn opponent to shoot 50 percent from the fi eld ... Michigan State’s 92 points were the most it had scored in a true road game since scoring 98 at Wisconsin-Green Bay on Dec. 21, 2005 ... MSU scored on 20 of its fi nal 23 possesions.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAlex Gauna, f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Adreian Payne, f 10-13 2-5 11-12 2-7-9 3 33 2 3 0 0 34Branden Dawson, f 5-10 0-0 1-4 5-5-10 2 11 2 2 0 1 33Keith Appling, g 2-11 0-6 0-0 1-3-4 5 4 2 2 1 0 28Denzel Valentine, g 3-8 1-4 1-2 1-10-11 3 8 2 2 1 1 34Russell Byrd 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Alvin Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3Gary Harris 4-8 1-3 10-11 0-1-1 4 19 5 2 1 1 29Travis Trice 4-6 3-4 2-2 0-1-1 3 13 0 1 0 1 21Gavin Schilling 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-3-5 3 4 1 0 0 0 12Team 0-2-2

Totals 29-58 7-22 27-33 11-32-43 25 92 14 13 3 4 200


Texas FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINJonathan Holmes, f 3-6 0-2 5-6 1-5-6 5 11 0 2 0 2 27Cameron Ridley, c 5-10 0-0 7-10 3-6-9 2 17 0 1 0 1 31Kendal Yancy, g 2-4 1-1 1-3 2-1-3 2 6 1 1 0 0 23Isaiah Taylor, g 5-12 1-2 5-5 0-2-2 5 16 5 4 0 0 26Demarcus Holland, g 2-8 1-3 4-5 1-2-3 4 9 1 0 0 0 32Javan Felix 4-15 1-4 2-3 1-2-3 1 11 3 0 0 0 25Damarcus Croaker 3-5 2-4 0-0 1-0-1 1 8 0 0 0 0 8Conner Lammert 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13Martez Walker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6Prince Ibeh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 3 2 0 9Team 3-2-5

Totals 24-61 6-17 24-32 12-21-33 26 78 11 12 4 4 200


Offi cials: Tom Eades, Terry Oglesby, Mike SanzereAttendance: 15,832Halftime Score: 38-36, Texas

Record: MSU 10-1, Texas 10-2



NEW ORLEANS 48

#12Key Stat: Field-Goal PercentageMSU - 54.5%, UNO - 29.7%

Quotable: “The biggest thrill was Keith coming off one of his worst games, really bounced back.” - MSU coach Tom Izzo on Keith Appling

Key Moment: Trailing 10-9 eight minutes in, MSU went on a 12-0 run and never looked back.

Notes: Tom Izzo recorded his 450th win as Michi-gan State’s coach ... MSU’s 53-point margin of victory was its largest of the season, and its larg-est since a 58-point win (118-60) over Alcorn State on Dec. 13, 2008. It was also the fi fth-largest mar-gin of victory in Breslin Center history ... For the fi rst time on the season, MSU had more offensive rebounds (18) than its opponent had defensive boards (17) ... MSU’s +23 rebound margin was its second largest margin of the season ... Denzel Valentine recorded his second career double-dou-ble, and his fi rst of the season with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds ... Keith Appling matched his career high with 27 points, adding a season-high matching eight assists ... Gary Harris nar-rowly missed a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds, adding a career-best fi ve steals ... MSU held a 29-6 edge in points off turnovers, and a 25-10 edge in second-chance points ... MSU connected on a season-best 52.0 percent (13-25) from 3-point range, marking the fourth game this season with 10 or more made 3-pointers ... MSU’s 57-point second half was its highest scoring half of the season ... MSU had two 12-0 runs in the fi rst half and a 21-0 run in the second.Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINAlex Gauna, f 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 3 6 1 0 1 0 10Adreian Payne, f 7-11 0-0 3-4 2-5-7 3 17 1 2 2 0 29Keith Appling, g 7-10 4-4 9-12 1-4-5 1 27 8 1 0 1 30Gary Harris, g 7-17 4-11 1-1 5-4-9 0 19 5 0 0 5 29Denzel Valentine, g 4-9 2-4 0-0 3-10-13 1 10 6 2 0 1 28Russell Byrd 0-3 0-1 0-2 1-3-4 1 0 0 0 2 1 17Alvin Ellis III 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-2-3 0 3 0 0 0 0 11Trevor Bohnhoff 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2Keenan Wetzel 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Travis Trice 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 5 3 2 0 0 20Kenny Kaminski 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-0-0 1 4 1 0 1 1 7Gavin Schilling 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 5 4 0 3 0 0 9Dan Chapman 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2Colby Wollenman 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4Team 0-4-4 1

Totals 36-66 13-25 16-24 18-36-54 15 101 25 11 6 9 200

Total FG% 1st: 17-33 (51.5%) 2nd: 19-33 (57.6%) Game: 54.5%3-Pt FG% 1st: 5-12 (41.7%) 2nd: 8-13 (61.5) Game: 52.0%F Throw% 1st: 5-9 (55.6%) 2nd: 11-15 (73.3%) Game: 66.7%

New Orleans FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MINCory Dixon, f 5-15 0-0 1-3 3-4-7 2 11 1 3 2 2 31Matt Derenbecker, f 6-13 4-9 0-2 1-2-3 4 16 0 0 0 1 21Tradarri McPhearson, g 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 4 1 1 0 0 16Tevin Broyles, g 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 1 2 0 0 21Isaac Mack, g 3-9 1-6 0-0 0-2-2 0 7 3 3 0 1 30James Harrison 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6Nate Frye 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5Christavious Gill 1-3 1-2 2-2 2-0-2 1 5 2 2 0 0 12John Reese 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Terrance Syon 0-3 0-0 0-3 4-0-4 4 0 1 2 0 0 12Kevin Hill 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 15Evans Ganapamo 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3Micah Walker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Teris Bourgeois 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 22Travis Avery 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 0-1-1

Totals 19-64 7-26 3-10 14-17-31 23 48 9 15 2 4 200

Total FG% 1st: 11-35 (31.4%) 2nd: 8-29 (27.6%) Game: 29.7%3-Pt FG% 1st: 5-13 (38.%) 2nd: 2-13 (15.4%) Game: 26.9%F Throw% 1st: 0-3 (0.0%) 2nd: 3-7 (42.9%) Game: 30.0%

Offi cials: Bo Boroski, Tim Stewart, Johnny WilkinsAttendance: 14,797Halftime Score: 27-44, Michigan State

Record: MSU 11-1, New Orleans 3-5



Total 3-PTS Rebounds ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg05 Payne, Adreian 12 11 350 29.2 77 143 .538 16 35 .457 46 56 .821 17 78 95 7.9 29 0 16 18 13 9 216 18.014 Harris, Gary 9 8 273 30.3 52 127 .409 21 72 .292 36 40 .900 13 28 41 4.6 14 0 29 18 2 12 161 17.911 Appling, Keith 12 11 370 30.8 63 124 .508 21 44 .477 44 60 .733 5 34 39 3.3 30 1 60 23 5 14 191 15.922 Dawson, Branden 11 8 310 28.2 50 84 .595 0 0 .000 13 23 .565 34 68 102 9.3 17 0 28 20 6 15 113 10.345 Valentine, Denzel 12 7 313 26.1 36 89 .404 10 33 .303 7 10 .700 13 52 65 5.4 21 0 46 20 4 13 89 7.420 Trice, Travis 11 2 235 21.4 27 64 .422 17 39 .436 10 13 .769 3 13 16 1.5 14 0 28 13 1 17 81 7.430 Kaminski, Kenny 5 0 36 7.2 6 13 .462 4 8 .500 4 7 .571 2 2 4 0.8 4 0 1 1 1 2 20 4.010 Costello, Matt 8 6 116 14.5 12 20 .600 0 0 .000 3 7 .429 9 19 28 3.5 16 0 8 2 11 2 27 3.434 Schilling, Gavin 12 0 95 7.9 12 18 .667 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 9 16 25 2.1 21 1 5 6 1 0 29 2.403 Ellis III, Alvin 11 1 95 8.6 9 19 .474 2 4 .500 4 10 .400 3 6 9 0.8 9 0 7 8 1 6 24 2.200 Byrd, Russell 7 0 62 8.9 5 14 .357 3 10 .300 2 6 .333 3 8 11 1.6 9 0 1 2 3 1 15 2.102 Gauna, Alex 12 6 107 8.9 12 18 .667 0 0 .000 1 6 .167 6 16 22 1.8 21 0 4 4 4 1 25 2.113 Bohnhoff, Trevor 4 0 7 1.8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 3 0 3 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.015 Wetzel, Keenan 5 0 9 1.8 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.841 Wollenman, Colby 5 0 13 2.6 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.640 Chapman, Dan 5 0 9 1.8 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4TM TEAM................ 16 14 30 2.5 0 2 0 Total.......... 12 366 745 .491 94 246 .382 178 255 .698 139 356 495 41.2 208 2 234 137 52 92 1004 83.7 Opponents...... 12 270 719 .376 81 269 .301 163 233 .700 137 282 419 34.9 236 - 135 167 34 67 784 65.3

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TotalMichigan State 487 517 1004Opponents 364 420 784

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TotalMichigan State 31 1 32Opponents 29 0 29

Team Statistics MSU OPPSCORING 1004 784 Points per game 83.7 65.3 Scoring margin +18.3 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 366-745 270-719 Field goal pct .491 .3763 POINT FG-ATT 94-246 81-269 3-point FG pct .382 .301 3-pt FG made per game 7.8 6.8FREE THROWS-ATT 178-255 163-233 Free throw pct .698 .700 F-Throws made per game 14.8 13.6

REBOUNDS 495 419 Rebounds per game 41.2 34.9 Rebounding margin +6.3 -ASSISTS 234 135 Assists per game 19.5 11.3TURNOVERS 137 167 Turnovers per game 11.4 13.9 Turnover margin +2.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.7 0.8STEALS 92 67 Steals per game 7.7 5.6BLOCKS 52 34 Blocks per game 4.3 2.8

WINNING STREAK 4 - Home win streak 2 -

ATTENDANCE 103579 64629 Home games-Avg/Game 7-14797 1-15832 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-12199

2013-14 STATISTICS

SEASON BOX SCORE

OVERALL RECORD: 11-1 (HOME: 6-1; AWAY: 1-0; NEUTRAL: 4-0)

Michigan State Starting LineupsOpponent Guard Guard G/F Forward Center Record w/McNeese State Appling Harris Valentine Payne Costello 1-0 Kentucky Appling Harris Dawson Payne Costello 1-0 Columbia Appling Harris Dawson Payne Costello 2-0 Portland Appling Harris Valentine Payne Gauna 1-0 Virginia Tech Appling Harris Dawson Payne Costello 3-0 Oklahoma Appling Harris Dawson Payne Costello 4-0 Mount St. Mary’s Trice Ellis III Valentine Gauna Costello 1-0 North Carolina Appling Harris Dawson Payne Gauna 1-0 Oakland Appling Trice Valentine Dawson Payne 1-0 North Florida Appling Valentine Dawson Payne Gauna 1-0 Texas Appling Valentine Dawson Payne Gauna 2-0 New Orleans Appling Harris Valentine Payne Gauna 2-0 Penn State Indiana Ohio State Minnesota Northwestern Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa Georgetown Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Nebraska Purdue Michigan Illinois Iowa Ohio State



2013-14 RESULTS

OVERALL RECORD: 11-1 (HOME: 6-1; AWAY: 1-0; NEUTRAL: 4-0)

Date Opponent Result Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader 11/8 McNeese State (2/-) W, 98-56 14,797 Harris (20) Dawson (12) Trice (8) 11/12 + vs. Kentucky (2/1) W, 78-74 22,711 Appling (22) Dawson (9) Appling (8) 11/15 $ Columbia (2/-) W, 63-52 14,797 Payne (26) Payne (11) Appling (6) 11/18 $ Portland (1/-) W, 82-67 14,797 Appling (25) Dawson (10) Appling (7) 11/22 % vs. Virginia Tech (1/-) W, 96-77 6,115 Payne (29) Payne, Dawson (10) Appling (7) 11/23 % vs. Oklahoma (1/-) W, 87-76 6,098 Appling (27) Dawson (10) Valentine (5) 11/29 Mount St. Mary’s (1/-) W, 98-65 14,797 Appling (17) Dawson (10) Valentine (7) 12/4 @ North Carolina (1/-) L, 65-79 14,797 Harris (17) Payne (8) Appling (3) 12/14 # vs. Oakland (5/-) W, 67-63 13,873 Appling (21) Dawson (13) Appling, Valentine (4) 12/17 North Florida (5/-) W, 78-48 14,797 Payne (19) Dawson (8) Appling, Valentine (4) 12/21 at Texas W, 92-78 15,832 Payne (33) Valentine (11) Harris (5) 12/28 New Orleans W, 101-48 14,797 Appling (27) Valentine (13) Appling (8) 12/31 * at Penn State 1/4 * at Indiana 1/7 * Ohio State 1/11 * Minnesota 1/15 * at Northwestern 1/18 * at Illinois 1/21 * Indiana 1/25 * Michigan 1/28 * at Iowa 2/1 ^ vs. Georgetown 2/6 * Penn State 2/9 * at Wisconsin 2/13 * Northwestern 2/16 * Nebraska 2/20 * at Purdue 2/23 * at Michigan 3/1 * Illinois 3/6 * Iowa 3/9 * at Ohio State

Associated Press rankings in parentheses (MSU/Opp.)+ - Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago, Ill.)$ - Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic (East Lansing)% - Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) @ - Big Ten/ACC Challenge# - at Palace of Auburn Hills* - indicates Big Ten Conference game^ - Super Saturday Hoops (Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)

Attendance Summary Totals Avg./GameHOME (7 games) 103,579 14,797 14,797AWAY (1 game) 15,832 15,832NEUTRAL (4 games) 48,797 12,199TOTAL (12 games) 168,208 14,017

14,797

Michigan State FirstsOpponent First Points How Time First Sub Time McNeese State Gary Harris 3-Pointer 19:46 Gauna 17:55 Kentucky Gary Harris Jumper 19:09 Valentine 17:20 Columbia Adreian Payne Jumper 19:46 Gauna, Trice, Schilling, Valentine 15:17 Portland Gary Harris 3-Pointer 19:38 Dawson, Trice 16:37 Virginia Tech Keith Appling Layup 19:48 Trice, Valentine 16:48 Oklahoma Gary Harris 3-Pointer 19:04 Valentine 17:57 Mount St. Mary’s Denzel Valentine Layup 19:28 Schilling 15:22 North Carolina Gary Harris Free Throw 16:36 Schilling 18:51 Oakland Adreian Payne Jumper 18:56 Ellis III, Gauna 16:37 North Florida Branden Dawson Dunk 19:56 Schilling 16:18 Texas Adreian Payne Jumper 18:20 Schilling 18:10 New Orleans Keith Appling Layup 19:07 Schilling 18:19 Penn State Indiana Ohio State Minnesota Northwestern Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa Georgetown Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Nebraska Purdue Michigan Illinois Iowa Ohio State



TEAM SUPERLATIVES

MICHIGAN STATE HIGH LOW Points 101 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) 62 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) First-Half Points 52 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 22 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Second-Half Points 57 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) 28 vs. North Florida (12/17/13) Winning Margin 53 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) 4 vs. Oakand (12/14/13) Field Goals 42 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 20 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Field Goal Attempts 81 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 44 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.) .631 vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (11/29/13) .359 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 3-Point Field Goals 14 vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) 0 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 35 vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) 7 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.) .520 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) .000 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Free Throws Made 27 vs. Texas (12/21/13) 4 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) Free Throw Attempts 38 vs. North Florida (12/17/13) 5 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 att.) .846 vs. Portland (11/18/13) .526 vs. North Florida (12/17/13) Rebounds 66 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 27 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Offensive Rebounds 18 Twice, MR: vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) 5 Twice, MR: vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (11/29/13) Defensive Rebounds 48 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 22 Twice, MR: vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Personal Fouls 27 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) 9 vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (11/29/13) Assists 32 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 12 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) Turnovers 17 vs. Oakand (12/14/13) 6 vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) Blocked Shots 7 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 2 vs. Portland (11/18/13) Steals 13 Twice, MR: vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) 4 Three times, MR: vs. Texas (12/21/13)

OPPONENTS HIGH LOW Points 79 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 48 Twice, MR: vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) First-Half Points 38 Twice, MR: vs. Texas (12/21/13) 19 vs. North Florida (12/17/13) Second-Half Points 47 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 21 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) Winning Margin 14 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 14 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) Field Goals 29 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 16 vs. North Florida (12/17/13) Field Goal Attempts 73 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 46 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.) .455 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) .274 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 3-Point Field Goals 13 vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) 2 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 34 Twice, MR: vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (11/29/13) 11 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.) .481 vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) .160 vs. North Florida (12/17/13) Free Throws Made 24 vs. Texas (12/21/13) 3 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) Free Throw Attempts 36 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) 10 3X, MR: vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 att.) .933 vs. Virginia Tech (11/22/13) .556 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) Rebounds 49 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 29 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) Offensive Rebounds 18 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) 7 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) Defensive Rebounds 33 vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 17 vs. New Orleans (12/28/13) Personal Fouls 27 vs. Columbia (11/15/13) 9 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) Assists 14 Twice, MR: vs. North Carolina (12/4/13) 8 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) Turnovers 17 3X, MR: vs. Oklahoma (11/23/13) 8 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) Blocked Shots 6 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13) 0 vs. Oakand (12/14/13) Steals 10 vs. McNeese State (11/8/13) 1 vs. Kentucky (11/12/13)



INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

MICHIGAN STATE HIGHS Points 33, Adreian Payne vs. Texas (12/21)Field Goals 10, TwiceField Goal Attempts 19, Gary Harris vs. Virginia Tech (11/22)FG Pct. (min. 5 made) .800 (8-10), Branden Dawson vs. Oklahoma (11/23)3-Point Field Goals 5, Keith Appling vs. Portland (11/18)3-Point FG Attempts 12, Gary Harris vs. Virginia Tech (11/22)3-Point FG Pct. (min. 3 made) 1.000 (5-5), Keith Appling vs. Portland (11/18)Free Throws 11, Adreian Payne vs. Texas (12/21)Free Throw Attempts 14, Keith Appling vs. Oklahoma (11/23)Free Throw Pct. (min. 5 made) 1.000 (6-6), Keith Appling vs. Portland (11/18)Rebounds 13, TwiceAssists 8, Three timesTurnovers 6, Keith Appling vs. Oakland (12/14)Blocked Shots 4, Matt Costello vs. North Carolina (12/4)Steals 5, TwiceMinutes Played 38, Keith Appling vs. Portland (11/18)

OPPONENT HIGHS Points 32, Cameron Clark, Oklahoma (11/23)Field Goals 11, Cameron Clark, Oklahoma (11/23)Field Goal Attempts 20, Travis Bader, Oakland (12/14)FG Pct. (min. 5 made) .647 (11-17), Cameron Clark, Oklahoma (11/23)3-Point Field Goals 6, Jarell Eddie, Virginia Tech (11/22)3-Point FG Attempts 14, Travis Bader, Oakland (12/14)3-Point FG Pct. (min. 3 made) .800 (4-5), Maodo Lo vs. Columbia (11/15)Free Throws 9, Two TimesFree Throw Attempts 15, Julius Randle, Kentucky (11/12)Free Throw Pct. (min. 5 made) 1.000 (5-5), Isaiah Taylor, Texas (12/21)Rebounds 13, Julius Randle, Kentucky (11/12)Assists 7, Jordan Woodard, Oklahoma (11/23)Turnovers 8, Julius Randle, Kentucky (11/12)Blocked Shots 3, Alex Poythress, Kentucky (11/18)Steals 7, Duke Mondy, Oakland (12/14)Minutes Played 40, Isaac Cohen, Columbia (11/15)

MICHIGAN STATE’S TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES

POINTS33............................. Adreian Payne vs. Texas (12/21)29.................. Adreian Payne vs. Virginia Tech (11/22)27.................... Keith Appling vs. New Orleans (12/28)27.........................Keith Appling vs. Oklahoma (11/23)26........................Adreian Payne vs. Columbia (11/15)25..............................Keith Appling vs. Portland (11/8)22...........................Keith Appling vs. Kentucky (11/12)21............................Keith Appling vs. Oakland (12/14)21............................Gary Harris vs. Oklahoma (11/23)20......................... Adreian Payne vs. Oakland (12/14)20............................. Gary Harris vs. Kentucky (11/12)20................... Gary Harris vs. McNeese State (11/12)

REBOUNDS13.............. Denzel Valentine vs. New Orleans (12/28)13..................... Branden Dawson vs. Oakland (12/14)12................ Branden Dawson vs. McNeese St. (11/8)11 ..........................Denzel Valentine vs. Texas (12/21)11 ........................Adreian Payne vs. Columbia (11/15)

ASSISTS8...................... Keith Appling vs. New Orleans (12/28)8.............................Keith Appling vs. Kentucky (11/12)8....................... Travis Trice vs. McNeese State (11/8)

BLOCKED SHOTS4......................Matt Costello vs. North Carolina (12/4)3....................... Branden Dawson vs. Oakland (12/14)3.................... Adreian Payne vs. Virginia Tech (11/22)3..........................Adreian Payne vs. Columbia (11/15)3.....................Matt Costello vs. McNeese State (11/8)

STEALS5.........................Gary Harris vs. New Orleans (12/28)5........................ Travis Trice vs. North Carolina (12/4)4........................Denzel Valentine vs. Oakland (12/14)4.............................Keith Appling vs. Kentucky (11/12)4......................Branden Dawson vs. Kentucky (11/12)

MINUTES38............................Keith Appling vs. Portland (11/18)37............................Keith Appling vs. Oakland (12/14)36..................... Branden Dawson vs. Oakland (12/14)35......................... Adreian Payne vs. Oakland (12/14)


GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS

Pts. 1st 2nd OT FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF A TO BLK STMcNeese State 56 25 31 -- 20-73 .274 9-34 .265 7-11 .636 9-20-29 9 10 8 3 10at Michigan State 98 52 46 -- 42-81 .519 10-26 .385 4-5 .800 18-48-66 12 32 15 4 4Kentucky 74 32 42 -- 25-55 .455 4-20 .200 20-36 .556 18-26-44 19 8 17 6 1vs. Michigan State 78 44 34 -- 30-63 .476 5-12 .417 13-17 .765 10-22-32 27 17 7 3 13Columbia 53 26 27 -- 19-46 .413 7-16 .438 8-11 .727 7-24-31 27 10 17 2 3 at Michigan State 62 22 40 -- 20-44 .455 0-7 .000 22-30 .733 5-22-27 14 16 11 4 5Portland 67 32 35 -- 23-55 .418 5-15 .333 16-22 .727 10-24-34 14 13 13 3 7at Michigan State 82 36 46 -- 29-67 .433 13-30 .433 11-13 .846 15-23-38 15 21 10 2 7Virginia Tech 77 33 44 -- 25-61 .410 13-27 .481 14-15 .933 12-27-39 16 13 17 1 4vs. Michigan State 96 46 50 -- 36-71 .507 14-35 .400 10-13 .769 10-24-34 16 26 6 6 13Oklahoma 76 31 45 -- 25-58 .431 4-17 .235 22-30 .733 8-24-32 26 14 14 2 8 vs. Michigan State 87 45 42 -- 29-58 .500 6-19 .316 23-36 .639 10-31-41 23 14 14 6 4Mount St. Mary’s 65 38 27 -- 22-67 .328 12-34 .353 9-10 .900 10-21-31 14 11 11 4 6at Michigan State 98 50 48 -- 41-65 .631 9-18 .500 7-9 .778 5-35-40 9 28 9 3 6North Carolina 79 32 47 -- 29-65 .446 2-11 .182 19-27 .704 16-33-49 20 14 13 5 7at Michigan State 65 32 33 -- 23-64 .359 7-24 .292 12-18 .667 13-25-38 19 12 14 7 6Oakland 63 31 32 -- 23-60 .383 8-27 .296 9-10 .900 9-23-32 17 12 14 0 8vs. Michigan State 67 30 37 -- 24-57 .421 6-16 .375 13-19 .684 14-27-41 14 14 17 5 11North Florida 48 19 29 -- 16-54 .296 4-25 .160 12-19 .632 12-22-34 25 10 16 2 5at Michigan State 78 50 28 -- 27-51 .529 4-12 .333 20-38 .526 10-31-41 19 15 10 3 10Michigan State 92 36 56 -- 29-58 .500 7-22 .318 27-33 .818 11-32-43 25 14 13 3 4at Texas 78 38 40 -- 24-61 .393 6-17 .353 24-32 .750 12-21-33 26 11 12 4 4New Orleans 48 27 21 -- 19-64 .297 7-26 .269 3-10 .300 14-17-31 23 9 15 2 4at Michigan State 101 44 57 -- 36-66 .545 13-25 .520 16-24 .667 18-36-54 15 25 11 6 9Michigan State at Penn State Michigan State at Indiana Ohio Stateat Michigan State Minnesotaat Michigan State Michigan State at Northwestern Michigan State at Illinois Indianaat Michigan State Michiganat Michigan State Michigan State at Iowa Georgetown vs. Michigan State Penn Stateat Michigan State Michigan State at Wisconsin Northwesternat Michigan State Nebraskaat Michigan State Michigan State at Purdue Michigan State at Michigan Illinoisat Michigan State Iowaat Michigan State Michigan State at Ohio State



POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS

Opponent 0-Byrd 2-Gauna 3-Ellis III 5-Payne 10-Costello 11-Appling 13-Bohnhoff 14-Harris 15-Wetzel 20-Trice 22-Dawson 30-Kaminski 34-Schilling 40-Chapman 41-Wollenman 45-Valentine McNeese St. 0-0-0 4-5-0 6-2-1 10-10-2 6-3-1 11-6-4 2-1-0 20-10-6 0-0-0 11-5-8 12-12-5 DNP 4-5-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 12-5-3 vs. Kentucky DNP 4-1-0 DNP 15-3-0 2-3-0 22-8-8 DNP 20-2-1 DNP 2-0-1 8-9-2 DNP 0-1-0 DNP DNP 5-1-5 Columbia DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 26-11-0 0-3-3 3-1-6 DNP 11-3-1 DNP 3-0-2 8-7-3 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 10-2-0 Portland DNP 0-1-1 1-2-1 19-7-2 4-5-0 25-1-7 DNP 15-4-2 DNP 8-1-2 8-10-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-4-4 vs. Virginia Tech 3-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 29-10-3 0-2-1 13-1-7 DNP 19-3-5 0-0-1 8-3-3 12-10-2 3-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-1-4 vs. Oklahoma DNP 1-0-0 0-1-0 4-7-2 1-5-1 27-2-2 DNP 21-4-2 DNP 6-2-0 18-10-2 DNP 2-2-0 DNP DNP 7-6-5 Mount St. Mary’s 2-4-1 4-1-1 5-1-2 8-6-1 8-3-1 17-2-5 0-0-0 DNP 4-0-0 15-1-6 6-10-2 8-0-0 6-5-2 0-0-0 0-1-0 15-5-7 North Carolina DNP 0-1-0 0-0-0 16-8-0 6-4-1 13-4-3 DNP 17-5-2 DNP 4-2-2 2-3-2 5-4-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-5-2 vs. Oakland 0-1-0 0-2-0 4-0-0 20-10-2 DNP 21-4-4 DNP DNP DNP 6-1-1 16-13-3 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-6-4 North Florida 10-1-0 6-5-1 4-0-2 19-7-1 DNP 8-1-4 0-1-0 DNP 0-2-0 DNP 12-8-3 DNP 7-5-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 11-6-4 at Texas 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 33-9-2 DNP 4-4-2 DNP 19-1-5 DNP 13-1-0 11-10-2 DNP 4-5-1 DNP DNP 8-11-2 New Orleans 0-4-0 6-5-1 3-3-0 17-7-1 DNP 27-5-8 2-1-0 19-9-5 0-0-0 5-0-3 DNP 4-0-1 4-1-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 10-13-6 at Penn State at Indiana Ohio State Minnesota at Northwestern at Illinois Indiana Michigan at Iowa vs. Georgetown Penn State at Wisconsin Northwestern Nebraska at Purdue at Michigan Illinois Iowa at Ohio State

SPECIALTY STATS

Points off TO Points In Paint 2nd Chance Points Fast Break Points Bench Points Largest Largest LeadOpponent (MSU-Opp.) (MSU-Opp.) (MSU-Opp.) (MSU-Opp.) (MSU-Opp.) Lead Defi cit Changes Ties McNeese St. 6-15 56-16 23-3 40-12 39-25 47 (86-39) 1 (12-13) 2 1 vs. Kentucky 18-9 44-40 14-24 21-2 11-9 15 (34-19) --- 0 1 Columbia 24-13 34-24 4-10 10-8 14-27 9 (9-0) 7 (24-31) 4 5 Portland 11-8 30-22 24-9 11-6 21-23 19 (79-60) 2 (0-2) 7 4 vs. Virginia Tech 19-5 40-14 13-18 20-10 23-22 30 (69-39) 6 (14-20) 8 3 vs. Oklahoma 14-18 42-26 8-9 10-13 16-1 18 (53-35) 11 (11-22) 1 1 Mount St. Mary’s 13-7 58-16 10-12 31-7 51-19 36 (92-56) 1 (2-3) 4 2 North Carolina 7-19 28-44 10-19 10-12 17-31 -- 14 (6-20) 0 4 vs. Oakland 20-22 32-24 14-5 10-5 4-6 8 (58-50) 8 (12-20) 12 5 North Florida 22-7 42-22 11-5 15-9 22-36 37 (65-28) -- 0 1 at Texas 8-26 32-26 8-12 14-13 36-19 15 (83-68) 7 (4-11) 9 9 New Orleans 29-6 42-20 25-10 23-8 22-7 53 (101-48) 4 (4-8) 6 0 at Penn State at Indiana Ohio State Minnesota at Northwestern at Illinois Indiana Michigan at Iowa vs. Georgetown Penn State at Wisconsin Northwestern Nebraska at Purdue at Michigan Illinois Iowa at Ohio State


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