National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 112, Michigan St. 106
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2023
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # John Floyd, # Lewis Garrison, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance: 15056

Kris Murray scored 26 points to lead host Iowa to a 112-106 overtime win over Michigan State on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.

Tony Perkins scored 24 points and Payton Sandfort added 22 for Iowa (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which rallied from a 91-78 deficit with 1:34 remaining in regulation.

The Hawkeyes got hot from 3-point range, scoring 23 points over a span of 1:31 to improbably tie the game at 101-101 with 3.3 seconds left in regulation.

Connor McCaffery hit a 3-pointer with over 39 seconds left to bring Iowa within seven at 96-89. Following a Michigan State turnover, Murray drained a 3-pointer to cut Michigan State's lead to four with 30.7 seconds remaining.

With 10.8 seconds left, McCaffery hit a 3-pointer to make it 100-98 Michigan State.

Iowa then fouled Michigan State's A.J. Hoggard, who split a pair of free throws with 10.2 seconds remaining to give the Spartans a 101-98 lead.

The Hawkeyes then got an open shot for Sandfort, who nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 101-101 with 3.3 seconds remaining.

A halfcourt shot by Hoggard just missed before the buzzer sounded.

In the overtime, Iowa took control, going up 108-103 with 1:05 remaining after a tip-in by Perkins.

Following two free throws by Joey Hauser with 57 seconds remaining that made it 108-105, Iowa all but put the game away when Perkins tipped in a miss shot with under 30 seconds left to give Iowa a 110-105 lead.

Tyson Walker scored a season-high 31 points and Jaden Akins had 21 in defeat for Michigan State (17-11, 9-8), which shot 11 of 15 from 3-point range, 59.3 percent overall (32 of 54) and 31 of 36 from the foul line.

Iowa went 17 of 36 from 3-point range, shot 50.7 percent overall (38 of 75) and went 19 of 25 from the free-throw line.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Michigan St.   Iowa
Tyson Walker 31 Scoring Kris Murray 26
A.J. Hoggard 7 Assists Connor McCaffery 6
Mady Sissoko 6 Rebounds Tony Perkins 9
A.J. Hoggard 12 Free Throws Made Kris Murray 8
Malik Hall 1 Steals Kris Murray 3
Joey Hauser 1 Blocks Kris Murray 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan St. 106 59.3 11-15 31-36 21 26 1 3 15
Iowa 112 50.7 17-36 19-25 25 32 1 10 9