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Spartans hit 12 3s in second half to overcome Cornhuskers

AP
Feb 28, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Joey Hauser, Tyson Walker and Jaden Akins combined for 14 of Michigan State's 16 3-pointers and the Spartans roared back from a frigid first half to beat Nebraska 80-67 on Tuesday night.

On Saturday, Michigan State (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) was staggered by an overtime loss to Iowa after giving up a 13-point lead in the final minute-and-a-half of regulation. And it looked like the Spartans might still be reeling against Nebraska after shooting 28% in the first half and trailing by 12.

But the Spartans hit 12 of 17 from the arc and shot 68% overall in the second half in outscoring the Cornhuskers 54-29.

Hauser had six 3-pointers and 20 points, Walker 19 points and three 3s and Akins 17 points with five 3s. A.J. Hoggard added 10 points and a career-high 14 assists.

Keisei Tominaga had 20 points with four 3s to lead the Cornhuskers (15-15, 8-11), who had a four-game win streak snapped. Jamarques Lawrence added 15 points, Derrick Walker 13 and Sam Griesel 12.

A 15-1 run with consecutive 3-pointers by Malik Hall, Walker and Hauser gave the Spartans their first lead since 2-0, with under nine minutes to go. Walker scored seven straight points to make it a 14-point lead with two minutes remaining.

The Cornhuskers shot 58% in the first half in taking a 38-26 lead and led by as many as 15.

Michigan State finishes the regular season at home against Ohio State on Saturday. Nebraska finishes the regular season at Iowa on Sunday.

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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
26
NEB
Cornhuskers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mady Sissoko vs. Derrick Walker (Spartans gains possession)
19:54		Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
19:52		Spartans offensive rebound
19:41	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup	2-0
19:33		Mady Sissoko blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup
19:31		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
19:17		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
19:15		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
19:09		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
19:07		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
18:52		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
18:50		Spartans defensive rebound
18:38		Tyson Walker turnover (lost ball)
18:26		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
18:24		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
18:08		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
18:06		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
17:54	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	2-3
17:39		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
17:37		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
17:36		Derrick Walker personal foul
17:25		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
17:23		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point jump shot	2-5
16:47		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
16:45		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
16:29		C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass)
16:11		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
16:09		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot	2-8
15:44	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (A.J. Hoggard assists)	4-8
15:21		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
15:19		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
15:08		Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
15:06		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
15:00		Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Kohler steals)
14:53		Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
14:51		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
14:38	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	7-8
14:09	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup	7-10
13:59	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (Malik Hall assists)	10-10
13:42		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:40		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
13:38		Tyson Walker misses two point layup
13:36		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
13:32		TV timeout
13:25		Tre Holloman shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-11
13:25	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-12
13:00		Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
12:57		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
12:44		Pierre Brooks II shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
12:44		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:44	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-13
12:16		Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
12:13		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
12:02	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot	10-15
11:53		Mady Sissoko turnover (traveling)
11:53		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup	10-17
11:18		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
11:16		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
11:03		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
11:01		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
10:48		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
10:33		A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot
10:30		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
10:17		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
10:15		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
10:00		Tyson Walker turnover (traveling)
9:48		Jaxon Kohler blocks Sam Hoiberg's two point layup
9:46		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
9:37		Oleg Kojenets misses two point layup
9:35		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
9:18		A.J. Hoggard misses two point layup
9:16		Oleg Kojenets defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup	10-19
8:49		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-19
8:49	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-19
8:33	+3	Sam Griesel makes three point jump shot	12-22
8:15		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
8:13		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
8:00	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	12-25
7:57		Spartans 60 second timeout
7:42		Joey Hauser misses two point jump shot
7:40		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
7:40		Joey Hauser personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
7:40		Jamarques Lawrence offensive foul
7:40		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
7:16		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
7:14		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
6:51		Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
6:49		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
6:44		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
6:42		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	12-27
6:33		Tyson Walker shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
6:33		Keisei Tominaga misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:33		Malik Hall defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Malik Hall makes two point layup	14-27
5:49		Derrick Walker turnover (traveling)
5:35	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	16-27
5:22		Derrick Walker turnover (lost ball) (Malik Hall steals)
5:15		Malik Hall turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Wilcher steals)
4:56	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)	16-29
4:35		Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
4:33		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
4:14	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)	16-31
3:55	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	19-31
3:30	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)	19-33
3:22	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup	21-33
3:12	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)	21-35
3:12		Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-36
3:02		C.J. Wilcher personal foul
2:54		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
2:35		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
2:33		Tyson Walker offensive rebound
2:26		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
2:24		Joey Hauser offensive rebound
2:14		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
2:14		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
2:14		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
2:05		Jaden Akins personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
2:05		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
1:39		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
1:37		Tyson Walker offensive rebound
1:26	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	24-36
1:13	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup	24-38
0:46	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	26-38
0:06		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
0:04		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
0:01		Derrick Walker blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point jump shot
0:00		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIST
Spartans
54
NEB
Cornhuskers
29

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point jump shot	26-40
19:19	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	29-40
19:02	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)	29-43
18:34		Sam Griesel personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
18:25	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	32-43
18:09		Joey Hauser personal foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul)
18:05		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
17:52		C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot
17:50		Jamarques Lawrence offensive rebound
17:44	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot	32-45
17:27	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	35-45
17:14		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
17:12		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
16:55	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	38-45
16:29	+3	Sam Griesel makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	38-48
16:11		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
16:09		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
16:09		C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
16:07	+2	Joey Hauser makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	40-48
15:40		C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Hoggard steals)
15:35		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:35	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
15:35	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
15:18		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
15:16		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
14:57	+3	Malik Hall makes three point jump shot (Joey Hauser assists)	45-48
14:44	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	45-50
14:23		Mady Sissoko turnover (bad pass) (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
14:12	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup	45-52
14:06		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
14:04		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	45-55
13:36		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
13:34		Spartans offensive rebound
13:29	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot	47-55
13:14		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:12		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
12:46		Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
12:44		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
12:39	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	49-55
12:29		Malik Hall personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
12:24		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
12:22		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
12:17		Jaxon Kohler blocks Derrick Walker's two point layup
12:15		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
12:14		Malik Hall shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
12:14		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:14	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-56
11:50		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
11:48		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
11:29		Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball)
11:29		TV timeout
10:59		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
10:46		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
10:44		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
10:23		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
10:20		Malik Hall defensive rebound
10:01	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup	51-56
9:32		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
9:29		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
9:22		Joey Hauser turnover (back court violation)
9:01		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
8:59		Malik Hall defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Malik Hall makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	54-56
8:40		Sam Griesel offensive foul
8:40		Sam Griesel turnover (illegal screen)
8:21	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	57-56
8:23		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
8:23		TV timeout
8:12		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
8:10		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
7:52		A.J. Hoggard offensive foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
7:52		A.J. Hoggard turnover (offensive foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:39		C.J. Wilcher offensive foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
7:39		C.J. Wilcher turnover (illegal screen)
7:27	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	60-56
7:18		Malik Hall personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
6:59		Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball)
6:45		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
6:43		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
6:34		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
6:32		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
6:15		Jaden Akins turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
6:04	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup	60-58
5:48	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Joey Hauser assists)	63-58
5:24	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	63-60
5:13	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	66-60
4:56		Derrick Walker turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Akins steals)
4:37	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point layup (A.J. Hoggard assists)	68-60
4:22		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
4:20		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
4:01		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
3:59		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
3:46		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46		Sam Hoiberg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:46	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-61
3:26		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
3:26		Tyson Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 3
3:26	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 3	69-61
3:26	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 3 of 3	70-61
3:09		Sam Hoiberg turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Walker steals)
2:39		Derrick Walker blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point layup
2:37		Spartans offensive rebound
2:33	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	72-61
2:26		Jamarques Lawrence offensive foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
2:26		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (illegal screen)
2:02	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot	75-61
2:00		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:54		Sam Griesel turnover (bad pass)
1:45		Tyson Walker offensive foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
1:45		Tyson Walker turnover (offensive foul)
1:45	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-62
1:45	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
1:18	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point jump shot	77-63
1:03		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
1:01		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
0:32	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	80-63
0:23		Tyson Walker personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-64
0:23	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-65
0:07		Davis Smith turnover (lost ball)
0:02	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup	80-67
0:00		End of period

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Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup