National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 84, Michigan St. 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2023
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # D.J. Carstensen, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 12707

Dug McDaniel had 18 points and host Michigan finished the game on a 12-0 run as it defeated archrival Michigan State 84-72 in Ann Arbor on Saturday night.

Kobe Bufkin supplied 17 points and five rebounds, while Hunter Dickinson contributed 14 points and seven rebounds for the Wolverines (15-12, 9-7 Big Ten). Jett Howard and Joey Baker had 10 points apiece, and Tarris Reed Jr. powered for eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Joey Hauser led the Spartans (16-10, 8-7) with 20 points. Malik Hall tossed in 14 points and Tyson Walker added 11. Michigan State was outrebounded 38-25.

The Spartans were playing the first game since a mass shooting on their East Lansing campus claimed the lives of three students on Monday night.

Hall scored 12 first-half points and Hauser had 10 as Michigan State held a 36-33 halftime advantage. McDaniel led the Wolverines with 11 points.

The Spartans used a 9-2 spurt to take their biggest lead during the half at 33-25. Hall scored five of those points, including a 3-pointer. Michigan then finished the half with an 8-3 run that included five points from Bufkin.

Michigan State doubled its lead nine seconds into the second half when Hauser was fouled behind the 3-point line and made all three free throws.

The Wolverines came back to tie it at 46-apiece on five consecutive points from Howard. Neither side was able to lead by more than three points until Hauser knocked down a 3-pointer with 8:23 left to give the Spartans a 63-57 lead.

It didn't last long, as the Wolverines scored the next six points, including a three-point play by Reed.

Michigan gained a two-point lead on Dickinson free throws with 5:30 left. However, the Wolverines couldn't pull away.

Walker drained a 3-pointer with 2:29 remaining to tie it at 72-all. Bufkin answered with a 3-pointer from the wing.

After Reed blocked a Hauser shot, Dickinson knocked down a 3-pointer for a 78-72 Wolverines lead. Free throws by McDaniel, Baker and Bufkin clinched Michigan's win.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Michigan St.   Michigan
Joey Hauser 20 Scoring Dug McDaniel 18
A.J. Hoggard 7 Assists Dug McDaniel 4
Jaden Akins 5 Rebounds Tarris Reed Jr. 10
Joey Hauser 5 Free Throws Made Dug McDaniel 5
Jaden Akins 1 Steals Tarris Reed Jr. 2
Jaxon Kohler 1 Blocks Tarris Reed Jr. 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan St. 72 47.5 7-19 9-10 13 22 1 2 8
Michigan 84 49.2 9-26 17-21 9 37 5 3 9