National Basketball Association
Michigan St 75, Iowa 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 8, 2015
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Mike Eades, # John Gaffney
Attendance:
15054
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Michigan State 75, Iowa 61: Travis Trice knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers in eight attempts en route to 25 points as the visiting Spartans got hot from long range and buried the Hawkeyes.
Denzel Valentine hit four 3-pointers and collected 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Michigan State (11-5, 2-1 Big Ten), which went 12-of-17 from beyond the arc. Branden Dawson recorded 14 points and 15 rebounds as the Spartans outscored Iowa (11-5, 2-1) by a 47-22 margin after the break.
Gabriel Olaseni scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half for the Hawkeyes, who had a three-game winning streak come to an end. Jarrod Uthoff added 12 points and 10 rebounds while Mike Gesell scored 10 for Iowa.
Valentine scored seven points during a 9-0 run that pulled Michigan State within 44-42 with just under 14 minutes left, and nine straight points from Trice put the Spartans up 55-48. Uthoff’s layup cut it back to 55-51 with over eight minutes left before Trice buried another 3-pointer and Valentine hit two more in a 17-4 spurt that put the game away.
Michigan State held a six-point lead just in front of the midway point of the first half before the Hawkeyes took control. Olaseni scored 11 points during a 29-10 run that closed the half and sent Iowa into the break with a 39-28 advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa F Aaron White was held to eight points and four rebounds after averaging 21.3 and nine in the previous three games. … Dawson is averaging 13 rebounds in Big Ten play. … The Hawkeyes went 2-of-12 from 3-point range and 15-of-24 from the line.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan St |
|
Iowa |
|
Travis Trice 25 |
Scoring |
Gabriel Olaseni 18 |
|
Denzel Valentine 6 |
Assists |
Mike Gesell 3 |
|
Branden Dawson 15 |
Rebounds |
Jarrod Uthoff 10 |
|
Bryn Forbes 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Gabriel Olaseni 8 |
|
Javon Bess 1 |
Steals |
Peter Jok 2 |
|
Matt Costello 2 |
Blocks |
Jarrod Uthoff 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan St
|
75 |
50.9 |
12-17 |
9-12 |
19 |
32 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
| Iowa
|
61 |
43.1 |
2-12 |
15-24 |
12 |
28 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
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