National Basketball Association
Michigan St 74, Gonzaga 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Buddy Mayborg, # Lamont Simpson, # Scott Thornley
Attendance:
6000
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Draymond Green scored a career-high 34 points to help visiting Michigan State win a 74-67 showdown against No. 22 Gonzaga on Saturday.
Green made 11-of-13 shots and surpassed his former high output of 26 points as the Spartans (8-2) won their eighth straight game.
David Stockton scored 19 points and Robert Sacre had 16 points for Gonzaga (5-2), which fell to 92-7 since moving into the McCarthey Athletic Center in 2004.
The loss was Gonzaga’s second straight - both coming to Big Ten programs. The Zags lost at Illinois seven days earlier.
Michigan State looked on its way to an easy victory when Derrick Nix scored back-to-back baskets to give the Spartans a 59-45 lead with 8:24 to play before Stockton hit two 3-pointers while scoring eight consecutive Gonzaga points to cut the Michigan State advantage to 62-56 with 4:10 remaining.
Green answered with a 3-pointer one minute later and the Spartans held off the Zags.
Gonzaga led 38-37 early in the second half before Green hit 3-point baskets to start and end a 14-3 run. Green had 10 points during the spurt as the Spartans took a 51-41 lead with 13:48 remaining.
Green had 14 first-half points as Michigan State led 35-34 at intermission. Gonzaga’s Gary Bell scored 11 of his 13 points in the opening half.
Top Game Performances
Michigan St |
|
Gonzaga |
Draymond Green 34 |
Scoring |
David Stockton 19 |
Keith Appling 7 |
Assists |
Gary Bell Jr. 3 |
Derrick Nix 6 |
Rebounds |
Mike Hart 7 |
Draymond Green 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Robert Sacre 8 |
Draymond Green 3 |
Steals |
Kevin Pangos 3 |
Adreian Payne 2 |
Blocks |
Kevin Pangos 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan St
|
74 |
54.2 |
6-13 |
16-25 |
18 |
20 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
Gonzaga
|
67 |
43.2 |
7-14 |
22-28 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
6 |
19 |