National Basketball Association
Michigan St 64, Wisconsin 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Lamont Simpson, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
14797
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kalin Lucas' free throw with 30.2 seconds remaining in overtime put No. 24 Michigan State ahead for good as the Spartans rallied for a 64-61 win over No. 21 Wisconsin in a Big Ten game Tuesday night.
Draymond Green scored 26 points to lead the Spartans (11-5, 3-1 Big Ten), who trailed by nine late in regulation.
Jordan Taylor scored 21 points and Keaton Nankivil added 17 for Wisconsin (12-4, 2-2 Big Ten).
The Badgers went ahead with a little over 14 minutes remaining and built a 51-42 lead with 2:43 to play, but Michigan State went on an 11-2 run and tied the game on Korie Lucious' 3-pointer with 52 seconds left.
Neither team scored on its final possession and the game went into overtime. Lucas' free throw broke a 61-61 tie. Taylor missed a jumper with five seconds left and Lucas, who scored 17 points, was fouled and made both free throws, sealing the win.
Wisconsin was ahead the entire first half, building a 19-7 lead at the 8:55 mark. Michigan State ended the half on a 13-4 run and trailed 23-20 at halftime.
The Spartans took the lead for the first time early in the second half, but Wisconsin went on top 33-31, on Nankivil's 3-pointer with 14:10 remaining.
Top Game Performances
Wisconsin |
|
Michigan St |
Jordan Taylor 21 |
Scoring |
Draymond Green 26 |
Josh Gasser 3 |
Assists |
Kalin Lucas 6 |
Jon Leuer 7 |
Rebounds |
Draymond Green 9 |
Jon Leuer 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kalin Lucas 9 |
Keaton Nankivil 3 |
Steals |
Keith Appling 1 |
Keaton Nankivil 3 |
Blocks |
Draymond Green 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wisconsin
|
61 |
38.2 |
8-20 |
11-12 |
12 |
28 |
4 |
6 |
|
Michigan St
|
64 |
39.6 |
5-16 |
17-25 |
15 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
|