National Basketball Association
Michigan St 73, Indiana 56
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # John Higgins, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
17472
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No. 4 Michigan State 73, Indiana 56: Gary Harris scored a career-high 26 points to lead the visiting Spartans past the Hoosiers in Big Ten play.
Keith Appling scored all 14 of his points in the second half and Branden Dawson added 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting as Michigan State (13-1, 2-0) won its sixth consecutive game. Harris was 5-of-10 from 3-point range and recorded five of the Spartans’ 12 steals.
Yogi Ferrell scored 17 points and Will Sheehey tallied 11 of his 13 points in the second half for Indiana (10-5, 0-2). Stanford Robinson added a season-best 11 points for the Hoosiers, who have gone 5-5 after winning their first five outings.
Indiana had cut a 15-point deficit to 50-41 when Harris scored five points with 8:17 remaining on a four-point play plus hitting one of two technical foul shots, to give the Spartans a 14-point advantage. The Hoosiers pulled within 11 before Appling scored all of Michigan State's points in an 11-3 run to make it 68-49 with 3:36 remaining.
Harris scored eight points during a 10-0 run that saw Michigan State take a 15-9 lead in the first half. The sophomore drained two 3-pointers late in the half to give the Spartans a 33-24 lead at the break and Michigan State boosted its cushion to 40-25 early in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Spartans are 19-13 against the Hoosiers during coach Tom Izzo’s tenure. … Ferrell committed five of Indiana’s 15 turnovers. … Michigan State had a 34-32 edge on the boards, marking the first time the Hoosiers have been outrebounded this season.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan St |
|
Indiana |
|
Gary Harris 26 |
Scoring |
Kevin Ferrell 17 |
|
Travis Trice 4 |
Assists |
Kevin Ferrell 2 |
|
Branden Dawson 6 |
Rebounds |
Noah Vonleh 9 |
|
Gary Harris 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Ferrell 5 |
|
Gary Harris 5 |
Steals |
Kevin Ferrell 3 |
|
Matt Costello 3 |
Blocks |
Noah Vonleh 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan St
|
73 |
47.5 |
10-24 |
7-11 |
14 |
32 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
| Indiana
|
56 |
39.6 |
5-10 |
13-20 |
8 |
31 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
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