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Michigan St. snaps two-game skid thumping Rutgers as walk-on Izzo scores first career points

AP
Jan 14, 2024

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Malik Hall scored 15 points, Tyson Walker scored 13 and Michigan State ended its two-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 73-55 on Sunday.

Hall shot 6 for 9 and the Spartans finished 25-for-55 shooting (45.5%) including 12 for 25 (48%) from 3-point range.

But no basket drew the roar of the home crowd more than Michigan State's last basket of the game.

With the game in hand and 54.3 seconds remaining, fifth-year walk-on senior Steven Izzo, son of Spartans head coach Tom Izzo, checked in. The 5-foot-8, 150-pound guard had never scored in 43 previous games played.

With 36 seconds left, Izzo took a pass on the right wing from Tre Holloman, dribbled to his left, crossed over between his legs and drove 6-foot-4 Scarlet Knights guard Austin Williams right to the baseline. His high-arching floater bounced on the rim twice and fell through while drawing a foul. After being mobbed by his teammates on the baseline, Izzo converted the free throw for the Spartans' final points.

“I love the fact that my players were probably more excited than I was,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said after the game.

Aundre Hyatt scored 14 points and Mawot Mag added 12 for Rutgers.

Following a 28-22 Michigan State halftime lead, the Scarlet Knights used the first five minutes of the second half to outscore the Spartans 12-4 and take a 34-32 lead on Williams' layup with 15:20 remaining.

Michigan State (10-7, 2-4 Big Ten) countered 26 seconds later when Jaden Akins made a 3-pointer for a one-point lead. Mag gave Rutgers the lead with a layin with 14:13 left, but the lead was short lived as Hall threw down a dunk and followed with a three-point play to kickstart a 19-0 Michigan State outburst in a 4 1/2-minute span.

The Spartans led 54-36 until Hyatt made two foul shots to end the Scarlet Knights' 5-minute scoring drought.

Rutgers (9-7, 1-3) hosts Nebraska on Wednesday. Michigan State hosts Minnesota on Thursday.

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1st Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
22
MIST
Spartans
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Clifford Omoruyi vs. Mady Sissoko (Spartans gains possession)
19:34	+2	Malik Hall makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:11		Austin Williams misses two point jump shot
19:09		Malik Hall defensive rebound
18:56		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
18:54		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:44		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Hoggard steals)
18:20	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point jump shot (Malik Hall assists)	0-4
17:50		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
17:48		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
17:38		Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
17:36		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
17:36		Jump ball. Mady Sissoko vs. Mawot Mag (Mawot Mag gains possession)
17:23		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
17:21		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
17:07		Mady Sissoko offensive foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
17:07		Mady Sissoko turnover (offensive foul)
16:45	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	3-4
16:07		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
16:07	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
16:07	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-6
15:56		Jaden Akins personal foul (Scarlet Knights draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:40		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
15:38		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Malik Hall makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	3-8
15:12	+2	Austin Williams makes two point layup	5-8
14:58		A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot
14:56		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
14:32	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	7-8
14:09		Tyson Walker misses two point layup
13:48	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot	10-8
13:16		Mady Sissoko misses two point jump shot
13:14		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
12:57		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
12:55		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
12:48		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
12:46		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
12:29		Tre Holloman blocks Austin Williams's two point layup
12:26		Spartans defensive rebound
12:02		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
12:00		Coen Carr offensive rebound
11:59		Coen Carr misses two point layup
11:57		Xavier Booker offensive rebound
11:53	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	10-11
11:30		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
11:28		Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Oskar Palmquist makes two point layup	12-11
11:26		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
11:26		TV timeout
11:20		Mawot Mag personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
11:12		A.J. Hoggard turnover (lost ball)
10:55	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Oskar Palmquist assists)	14-11
10:38		A.J. Hoggard turnover (bad pass)
10:22		Coen Carr blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point dunk
10:21		Malik Hall defensive rebound
10:20		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
10:08		A.J. Hoggard turnover (lost ball) (Noah Fernandes steals)
10:03		Noah Fernandes misses two point layup
10:01		Noah Fernandes offensive rebound
9:56		Jaxon Kohler blocks Noah Fernandes's two point dunk
9:53		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
9:32		A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot
9:30		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
9:29	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists)	14-14
9:12	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	17-14
9:03		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
9:01		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
8:29		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
8:28		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
8:15		Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
8:13		Austin Williams defensive rebound
8:00		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
7:58		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
7:53		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
7:51		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
7:47		Mawot Mag turnover (lost ball) (Mady Sissoko steals)
7:43	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	17-17
7:21		Austin Williams turnover (lost ball) (Malik Hall steals)
7:14		Jaden Akins turnover (traveling)
7:14		TV timeout
6:55		Austin Williams misses two point layup
6:53		Antwone Woolfolk offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup	19-17
6:25	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	19-20
6:11	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot	21-20
5:45		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
5:43		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
5:42		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
5:37		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
5:35		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
5:12		Antwone Woolfolk misses two point jump shot
5:10		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
4:55		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
4:55	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
4:43		Tre Holloman personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
4:23		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
4:01		Carson Cooper turnover (lost ball)
3:50		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
3:48		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
3:30		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
3:28		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
3:25		TV timeout
3:18		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
3:16		Malik Hall defensive rebound
3:04		Tyson Walker turnover (lost ball)
2:46		A.J. Hoggard shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
2:46		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:46	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-22
2:18		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
2:16		Malik Hall offensive rebound
2:12		Jamichael Davis shooting foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Malik Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-23
2:12		Malik Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Oskar Palmquist defensive rebound
2:04		Oskar Palmquist offensive foul (Spartans draws the foul)
2:04		Oskar Palmquist turnover (offensive foul)
1:56		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
1:56		Malik Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:56		Austin Williams defensive rebound
1:41		Jaden Akins personal foul (Austin Williams draws the foul)
1:33		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
1:31		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point layup	22-25
0:45		Antwone Woolfolk misses two point layup
0:43		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
0:40		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:21	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	22-28
0:01		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
33
MIST
Spartans
45

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+3	Malik Hall makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	22-31
19:22		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
19:20		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
19:19		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
18:55		Malik Hall misses two point jump shot
18:53		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:45	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Austin Williams assists)	25-31
18:27		Aundre Hyatt shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
18:27		Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:27	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-32
18:11	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Austin Williams assists)	27-32
17:55		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
17:53		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
17:30		Antwone Woolfolk misses two point jump shot
17:28		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
17:25		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
17:11		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
17:09		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
16:40		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
16:38		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
16:38		A.J. Hoggard personal foul (Scarlet Knights draws the foul)
16:37	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	29-32
16:22		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
16:20		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
16:09	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	32-32
15:40		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
15:38		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
15:23		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
15:21		Austin Williams offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Austin Williams makes two point layup	34-32
14:54	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Malik Hall assists)	34-35
14:31		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:29		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
14:20		Mady Sissoko misses two point hook shot
14:18		Austin Williams defensive rebound
14:13	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Austin Williams assists)	36-35
14:09		TV timeout
14:00	+2	Malik Hall makes two point dunk (Tyson Walker assists)	36-37
13:38		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
13:36		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Malik Hall makes two point jump shot	36-39
13:21		Oskar Palmquist shooting foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Malik Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-40
12:55		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
12:53		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
12:53		Carson Cooper personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
12:40		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
12:38		Malik Hall defensive rebound
12:34	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	36-43
12:11		Malik Hall personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
12:07		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
12:05		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
12:00	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	36-46
11:57		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Jamichael Davis offensive foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
11:52		Jamichael Davis turnover (offensive foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:35	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	36-48
11:17		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
11:15		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
10:57		Jaden Akins turnover (out of bounds)
10:50		Austin Williams turnover (traveling)
10:25	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	36-51
9:57		Jaden Akins personal foul (Scarlet Knights draws the foul)
9:57		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
9:55		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
9:35		Coen Carr misses two point jump shot
9:33		Coen Carr offensive rebound
9:33	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup	36-53
9:33		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-54
9:09		Coen Carr shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-54
9:09	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-54
8:44		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
8:42		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
8:35		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
8:33		Coen Carr defensive rebound
8:11		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
8:11	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	38-56
7:54		Tre Holloman personal foul (Austin Williams draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:50		Coen Carr personal foul (Scarlet Knights draws the foul)
7:50		Mawot Mag misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:50		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
7:37		Mawot Mag personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
7:37		Tyson Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:37		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
7:37		Jaxon Kohler personal foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-56
7:37	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-56
7:27		Spartans turnover (10-second violation)
7:11	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	43-56
6:45	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point hook shot (Tre Holloman assists)	43-58
6:23		Jaden Akins shooting foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-58
6:23	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-58
6:11	+2	Malik Hall makes two point jump shot	45-60
5:40		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
5:38		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
5:15	+3	A.J. Hoggard makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	45-63
4:59	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point jump shot (Gavin Griffiths assists)	47-63
4:57		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:30		Clifford Omoruyi blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point jump shot
4:28		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
4:27		Mady Sissoko misses two point jump shot
4:25		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
4:22	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Mawot Mag assists)	49-63
3:53		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
3:51		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:43		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
3:41		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
3:18		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
3:16		Malik Hall offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	49-65
2:49	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot	51-65
2:48		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
2:44		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Spartans draws the foul)
2:44		TV timeout
2:44	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-66
2:44	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-67
2:38		Jaden Akins personal foul (Scarlet Knights draws the foul)
2:38		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:38		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:38		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
2:15		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Mady Sissoko's two point layup
2:11		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
2:00		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point hook shot
1:58		Coen Carr defensive rebound
1:50		Spartans 30 second timeout
1:45	+3	Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	51-70
1:26		Jamichael Davis turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Walker steals)
1:12		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
1:10		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
0:54		Coen Carr shooting foul (Austin Williams draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Austin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-70
0:54		Austin Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:54		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Steven Izzo makes two point jump shot	52-72
0:33		Austin Williams shooting foul (Steven Izzo draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Steven Izzo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-73
0:21	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	55-73
0:00		End of period

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Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)