National Basketball Association
Michigan St 77, Penn St. 57
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Larry Scirotto, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
14797
By SportsDirect Inc.
MICHIGAN STATE 77, PENN STATE 57: Draymond Green recorded 23 points and 12 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season as the Spartans held off a second-half surge by the Nittany Lions and improved to 15-0 at home.
Michigan State (19-5, 8-3 Big Ten) held Penn State (10-15, 2-10) to 21.7 percent shooting in the first half as they raced out to a 33-19 lead at the break.
Michigan State’s offense stalled after Green hit a 3-pointer to extend its advantage to 22 points as Penn State caught fire and scored 23 of the next 29 points to close to within 52-47 on a jumper by Jermaine Marshall with 9:18 remaining. The Spartans, though, pulled away as they limited the Nittany Lions to five points – all by Tim Frazier – over the next seven minutes as they stretched the lead back to a game-high 23 points.
Frazier led Penn State with 19 points and seven assists, but committed six turnovers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams combined to miss their first 14 shots until Keith Appling hit a layup at the 15:13 mark of the first half. Penn State needed 7:38 to make its first basket. ... The Spartans have won 14 of their 15 home games this season by double figures.
Top Game Performances
Penn St. |
|
Michigan St |
Tim Frazier 19 |
Scoring |
Draymond Green 23 |
Tim Frazier 7 |
Assists |
Keith Appling 7 |
Tim Frazier 5 |
Rebounds |
Draymond Green 12 |
Tim Frazier 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Draymond Green 9 |
Tim Frazier 2 |
Steals |
Branden Dawson 3 |
Nick Colella 1 |
Blocks |
Branden Dawson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Penn St.
|
57 |
38.5 |
6-20 |
11-16 |
11 |
22 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
Michigan St
|
77 |
43.4 |
8-21 |
23-34 |
16 |
41 |
3 |
9 |
13 |