Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Jan 2, 2016

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSU	32	37	69
MINN	29	32	61

Game Recap

No. 1 Michigan State bounces back to beat Minnesota 69-61. yn Forbes scored 20 points, making three 3-pointers in the second half to help top-ranked Michigan State stave off Minnesota for a 69-61 victory on Saturday in response to a loss at Iowa earlie.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Gavin Schilling	17	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	3	8
10Matt Costello	29	5-11	0-0	7-9	15	1	2	2	4	17
11Lourawls Nairn Jr.	30	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	7	1	1	2	4
5Bryn Forbes	33	7-17	4-9	2-2	6	3	0	1	2	20
14Eron Harris	23	3-7	0-2	4-4	5	1	0	2	3	10
23Deyonta Davis	17	4-4	0-0	2-3	4	1	3	1	2	10
25Kenny Goins	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	3	0
2Javon Bess	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
20Matt McQuaid	30	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
0Kyle Ahrens	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Alvin Ellis III	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-4949.0%	4-1330.8%	17-2085.0%	41	16	7	10	21	69

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Murphy	31	7-18	0-2	0-4	9	0	1	0	0	2	14
24Joey King	29	1-6	1-4	4-4	4	3	0	0	1	5	7
21Bakary Konate	21	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	2	2	4	6
11Carlos Morris	32	2-8	0-2	3-4	1	2	2	0	0	1	7
2Nate Mason	33	5-17	3-7	3-4	6	3	0	0	0	2	16
41Gaston Diedhiou	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1Dupree McBrayer	16	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
32Ahmad Gilbert	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Kevin Dorsey	25	4-9	1-4	2-3	1	1	1	0	0	4	11


TOTAL	-	22-6533.8%	5-2025.0%	12-1963.2%	29	11	5	2	3	21	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSUMINN

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Minnesota.
(19:56) Nate Mason missed Jumper.
(19:56) Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:32) Bryn Forbes made Jumper.
20
+2 (19:16) Jordan Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Morris.
22
(19:11) Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:11) Eron Harris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:40) Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
42
+3 (18:18) Nate Mason made Three Point Jumper.
45
(17:49) Eron Harris Turnover.
(17:18) Jordan Murphy missed Jumper.
(17:18) Joey King Offensive Rebound.
(17:15) Minnesota Turnover.
+2 (17:08) Bryn Forbes made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
65
(16:35) Jordan Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:35) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Jumper.
(16:28) Bakary Konate Defensive Rebound.
(16:10) Foul on Eron Harris.
(15:58) Joey King missed Jumper.
(15:58) Matt Costello Block.
(15:58) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
(15:46) Nate Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:46) Nate Mason Offensive Rebound.
(15:41) Carlos Morris missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:41) Bakary Konate Offensive Rebound.
(15:34) Bakary Konate missed Jumper.
(15:34) Deyonta Davis Block.
(15:34) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
(15:23) Nate Mason missed Layup.
(15:23) Bryn Forbes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:01) Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
95
(14:39) Joey King missed Jumper.
(14:39) Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:33) Carlos Morris Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Nate Mason missed Layup.
(14:24) Deyonta Davis Block.
(14:24) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:06) Jordan Murphy made Jumper.
97
(13:41) Bryn Forbes Turnover.
(13:41) Jordan Murphy Steal.
+2 (13:33) Jordan Murphy made Dunk. Assisted by Dupree McBrayer.
99
(13:12) Foul on Kevin Dorsey.
(13:06) Foul on Jordan Murphy.
+1 (13:06) Matt Costello made Free Throw.
109
+1 (13:06) Matt Costello made Free Throw.
119
(12:55) Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
+2 (12:47) Jordan Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Dupree McBrayer.
1111
+2 (12:35) Matt Costello made Jumper.
1311
+2 (12:22) Kevin Dorsey made Jumper.
1313
(12:14) Matt Costello Turnover.
(12:06) Kevin Dorsey missed Jumper.
(12:06) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Alvin Ellis III Turnover.
(12:00) Kevin Dorsey Steal.
+2 (11:48) Jordan Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Dorsey.
1315
(11:48) Foul on Kenny Goins.
(11:48) Jordan Murphy missed Free Throw.
(11:48) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:22) Jordan Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Foul on Javon Bess.
(10:59) Dupree McBrayer missed Layup.
(10:59) Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Jump Ball won by Michigan St.
+2 (10:39) Gavin Schilling made Jumper.
1515
(10:05) Dupree McBrayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:05) Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Matt Costello missed Jumper.
(9:55) Nate Mason Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Kevin Dorsey missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:45) Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Gavin Schilling missed Jumper.
(9:27) Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
(9:17) Eron Harris missed Jumper.
(9:17) Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
(9:09) Javon Bess Turnover.
(8:53) Joey King missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:53) Bakary Konate Offensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Joey King.
(8:21) Joey King Turnover.
+2 (7:59) Deyonta Davis made Jumper.
1715
(7:43) Foul on Deyonta Davis.
+1 (7:43) Nate Mason made Free Throw.
1716
(7:43) Nate Mason missed Free Throw.
(7:43) Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:32) Joey King Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) Foul on Bryn Forbes.
(7:12) Nate Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:12) Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Eron Harris missed Jumper.
(6:52) Nate Mason Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Jordan Murphy missed Jumper.
(6:42) Bakary Konate Offensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Bakary Konate.
(6:37) Bakary Konate Turnover.
(6:30) Foul on Jordan Murphy.
(6:27) Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:27) Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
(6:23) Foul on Joey King.
+2 (6:16) Gavin Schilling made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
1916
+2 (5:56) Bakary Konate made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Mason.
1918
(5:43) Foul on Dupree McBrayer.
+1 (5:43) Eron Harris made Free Throw.
2018
+1 (5:43) Eron Harris made Free Throw.
2118
(5:24) Carlos Morris missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:24) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:18) Nate Mason Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:05) Nate Mason made Jumper.
2120
+2 (4:47) Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
2320
+2 (4:32) Carlos Morris made Jumper.
2322
(4:01) Foul on Nate Mason.
+1 (4:01) Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
2422
+1 (4:01) Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
2522
+2 (3:47) Bakary Konate made Jumper. Assisted by Joey King.
2524
(3:25) Eron Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:25) Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
(3:10) Eron Harris Turnover.
(3:10) Bakary Konate Steal.
(2:56) Carlos Morris missed Jumper.
(2:56) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:29) Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Deyonta Davis.
2724
(2:06) Carlos Morris missed Jumper.
(2:06) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:00) Eron Harris made Layup. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
2924
(1:49) Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
+1 (1:49) Nate Mason made Free Throw.
2925
+1 (1:49) Nate Mason made Free Throw.
2926
+2 (1:24) Eron Harris made Jumper.
3126
(1:14) Foul on Eron Harris.
(1:14) Carlos Morris missed Free Throw.
(1:14) Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Matt Costello missed Layup.
(0:50) Bakary Konate Block.
(0:50) Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
(0:48) Foul on Bakary Konate.
(0:48) Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
(0:48) Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:48) Matt Costello made Free Throw.
3226
(0:29) Kevin Dorsey missed Jumper.
(0:29) Joey King Offensive Rebound.
(0:02) Dupree McBrayer missed Jumper.
(0:02) Deyonta Davis Block.
(0:02) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:01) Kevin Dorsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Mason.
3229

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

MINN

69Points61

24-49(49.0%)Field Goal(%)22-65(33.8%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

17-20(85.0%)Free Throw(%)12-19(63.2%)

43(10)Rebounds(Offensive)33(16)

16Assists11

0Steals5

7Blocks2

11Turnovers4

21(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

10Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 2, 2016 · 3:00 PM

Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 12,836 (87.8%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: MSU -9

over/under: 144.5