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FINAL
Mar 22, 2014

Game Recap

Michigan St. holds off Harvard to reach 12th Sweet 16 in last 17 years. anden Dawson scored a career-high 26 points to help fourth-seeded Michigan State fend off a wild Harvard rally Saturday for an 80-73 victory in the NCAA tournament.

Box Score

12T
HARV334073
MSU453580
Harvard Crimson logoHARVARDFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Steve Moundou-Missi5-110-01-2101021311
30Kyle Casey1-50-01-35001423
1Siyani Chambers2-71-55-644003210
23Wesley Saunders6-140-110-1032303222
0Laurent Rivard2-52-51-20000027
33Evan Cummins0-10-00-01000000
24Jonah Travis2-30-04-52000038
10Brandyn Curry4-73-61-261100312
TOTAL22-5341.5%6-1735.3%23-3076.7%31843111773
Michigan State Spartans logoMICHIGAN STATEFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Branden Dawson12-150-12-291101126
5Adreian Payne4-101-33-440002412
45Denzel Valentine2-71-41-27610136
14Gary Harris5-112-66-625304318
11Keith Appling0-20-02-21310242
34Gavin Schilling0-00-00-00000000
30Kenny Kaminski2-32-30-02010016
10Matt Costello0-00-03-62011103
3Alvin Ellis III1-30-10-01000012
20Travis Trice II2-61-30-02210035
TOTAL28-5749.1%7-2133.3%17-2277.3%301791112080

Play-by-Play

1st halfharvmsu
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Michigan St
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:36) Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:36) Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:36) Branden Dawson missed Layup.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (19:36) Steve Moundou-Missi Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (19:18) Kyle Casey missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:18) Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:13) Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (19:13) Siyani Chambers Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (19:02) Steve Moundou-Missi missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (19:02) Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (18:55) Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson.
    02
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (18:26) Wesley Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (18:26) Kyle Casey Offensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (18:26) Kyle Casey missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (18:26) Steve Moundou-Missi Offensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (18:03) Kyle Casey Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (18:03) Gary Harris Steal.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (17:56) Foul on Siyani Chambers.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (17:56) Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
    03
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:56) Adreian Payne missed Free Throw.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (17:56) Steve Moundou-Missi Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (17:39) Kyle Casey Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:39) Gary Harris Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (17:33) Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Gary Harris.
    05
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (17:03) Foul on Keith Appling.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (17:03) Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
    15
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (17:03) Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
    25
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (16:47) Branden Dawson made Jumper.
    27
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (16:30) Steve Moundou-Missi Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (16:30) Denzel Valentine Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (16:24) Gary Harris made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    29
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (16:03) Kyle Casey made Layup.
    49
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (15:54) Gary Harris made Jumper.
    411
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +3 (15:38) Siyani Chambers made Three Point Jumper.
    711
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (15:06) Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.
    713
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (14:46) Wesley Saunders made Layup.
    913
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:13) Branden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:13) Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (14:06) Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (14:06) Kyle Casey Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (13:40) Kyle Casey Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:40) Branden Dawson Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (13:33) Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Gary Harris.
    915
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (13:32) Harvard Timeout
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (13:01) Evan Cummins missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (13:01) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (12:33) Foul on Jonah Travis.
  • (12:33) Official TV Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (12:33) Matt Costello made Free Throw.
    916
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:33) Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (12:33) Evan Cummins Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (12:21) Wesley Saunders Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (12:21) Kenny Kaminski Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (12:15) Travis Trice made Dunk.
    918
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +3 (11:46) Brandyn Curry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wesley Saunders.
    1218
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (11:29) Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    1221
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (11:14) Wesley Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (11:14) Jonah Travis Offensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (11:14) Jonah Travis made Two Point Tip Shot.
    1421
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (11:06) Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (11:06) Brandyn Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (10:53) Foul on Kenny Kaminski.
  • (10:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (10:53) Jonah Travis made Free Throw.
    1521
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (10:53) Jonah Travis made Free Throw.
    1621
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (10:28) Adreian Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
    1624
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:55) Foul on Adreian Payne.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (9:55) Kyle Casey missed Free Throw.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (9:55) Harvard Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (9:55) Kyle Casey missed Free Throw.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (9:55) Harvard Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (9:55) Kyle Casey made Free Throw.
    1724
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (9:38) Adreian Payne made Jumper.
    1726
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (9:24) Brandyn Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (9:24) Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (9:14) Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    1728
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (8:53) Foul on Keith Appling.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (8:53) Siyani Chambers missed Free Throw.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (8:53) Harvard Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (8:53) Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
    1828
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (8:36) Foul on Steve Moundou-Missi.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (8:36) Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
    1829
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +1 (8:36) Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
    1830
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (8:17) Jonah Travis made Layup. Assisted by Siyani Chambers.
    2030
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:59) Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (7:59) Steve Moundou-Missi Block.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (7:59) Siyani Chambers Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:55) Foul on Branden Dawson.
  • (7:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (7:38) Siyani Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (7:38) Brandyn Curry Offensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (7:29) Laurent Rivard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (7:29) Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (7:27) Foul on Jonah Travis.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (7:11) Branden Dawson made Jumper. Assisted by Gary Harris.
    2032
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:43) Foul on Travis Trice.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (6:43) Wesley Saunders made Free Throw.
    2132
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (6:43) Wesley Saunders made Free Throw.
    2232
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:25) Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (6:25) Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (6:24) Foul on Laurent Rivard.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (6:21) Branden Dawson made Jumper.
    2234
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (5:56) Wesley Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:56) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (5:46) Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
    2236
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (5:18) Wesley Saunders made Jumper.
    2436
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (5:18) Foul on Gary Harris.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (5:18) Wesley Saunders made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:45) Kenny Kaminski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (4:45) Brandyn Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (4:34) Wesley Saunders made Layup.
    2736
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:20) Gary Harris Turnover.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (4:11) Siyani Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (4:11) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (4:01) Adreian Payne made Jumper.
    2738
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (3:22) Wesley Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:22) Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:14) Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:14) Travis Trice Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (3:06) Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (3:06) Brandyn Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (2:59) Siyani Chambers missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:59) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +3 (2:50) Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
    2741
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (2:50) Harvard Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:23) Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
  • (2:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (2:23) Wesley Saunders made Free Throw.
    2841
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +1 (2:23) Wesley Saunders made Free Throw.
    2941
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:01) Alvin Ellis III missed Layup.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (2:01) Kyle Casey Block.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (2:01) Alvin Ellis III Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (1:58) Alvin Ellis III made Layup.
    2943
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (1:51) Wesley Saunders Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:40) Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (1:40) Kyle Casey Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (1:31) Brandyn Curry made Layup.
    3143
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:16) Travis Trice missed Jumper.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (1:16) Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    +2 (1:16) Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
    3145
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    +2 (0:45) Wesley Saunders made Jumper.
    3345
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:24) Michigan St Timeout
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:05) Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (0:05) Kyle Casey Defensive Rebound.
  • Harvard Crimson logo
    (0:03) Kyle Casey Turnover.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:03) Gary Harris Steal.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:02) Gary Harris missed Layup.
  • Michigan State Spartans logo
    (0:02) Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points80
22-53(41.5%)Field Goal(%)28-57(49.1%)
6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)
23-30(76.7%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)
32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(10)
8Assists17
4Steals9
3Blocks1
11Turnovers11
17(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

Game Details

Saturday, March 22, 2014 · 8:48 PM
Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI
attendance: 11,623 (78.5%)
tv: TNT
spread: MSU -4.5