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Colorado Buffaloes at Michigan State Spartans

· The Maui Invitational Presented by Novavax
4-1, 0-0 Away
Final
56 - 72

Michigan State gets 40 points from its bench in 72-56 win over Colorado to open Maui Invitational

Colorado Buffaloes vs. Michigan State Spartans: Game Highlights

The Spartans (5-1) are playing in their sixth Maui Invitational, the fifth under coach Tom Izzo.

Colorado (4-1), playing its first game away from home in Boulder, got off to a strong start, taking an early lead, 16-13, with a 6-2 run, capped by a dunk from Bangot Dak with under 14 minutes left in the first half. Julian Hammond III hit a jumper to get Colorado within two, 25-23 with 7:42 left but Michigan State pulled away.

Jase Richardson hit a jumper with 6:06 left, Tre Holloman turned a three-point play and Xavier Booker followed his jumper with a pair of free throws a minute later to push the Spartans' lead to 11 points. Trevor Baskin ended the 9-0 run with a jumper at 2:14 but Szymon Zapala answered with a dunk and his two free throws gave the Spartans a 38-25 lead at the break.

Michigan State led by as many as 19 in the second half.

The only Spartan to reach double-figure scoring, Richardson hit 6 of 8 from the field, knocking down one of his two 3-point attempts, to lead a 40-point effort by Michigan State's reserves. The Spartans hit 30 of 61 from the field but were just 2 of 21 from beyond the arc.

Hammond hit 3 of 7 from behind the arc to lead Colorado with 15 points and four assists. Elijah Malone added 14 points. The Buffaloes were just 20 of 54 from the field (37%), including 4 of 19 from deep.

Michigan State will play Memphis, an upset winner over No. 2 UConn, Tuesday. Colorado takes on the Huskies in Tuesday's opening game.

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  • TV Channel: Colorado at Michigan State 2021 College Basketball, week 4, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction

Michigan State: 74.7%
Colorado: 25.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 72
2nd 0:00 Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound. 56 - 72
2nd 0:03 Sebastian Rancik missed Three Point Jumper. 56 - 72
2nd 0:08 Kur Teng Turnover. 56 - 72
2nd 0:27 Foul on Felix Kossaras. 56 - 72

Statistics

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20-54 FG 30-61
37.0 Field Goal % 49.2
4-19 3PT 2-21
21.1 Three Point % 9.5
12-20 FT 10-13
60.0 Free Throw % 76.9
29 Rebounds 42
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
22 Defensive Rebounds 33
13 Assists 11
7 Steals 6
1 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 8
6 Fast Break Points 22
28 Points in Paint 50
14 Fouls 17
3 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Lahaina Civic Center

Location: Maui, HI
Attendance: 2,400 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Iowa State 0-0 - 10-1
Cincinnati 0-0 - 10-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 9-2
Arizona State 0-0 - 9-2
BYU 0-0 - 9-2
Colorado 0-0 - 9-2
Kansas 0-0 - 9-2
Texas Tech 0-0 - 9-2
UCF 0-0 - 9-2
Houston 0-0 - 8-3
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 8-3
Utah 0-0 - 8-3
Baylor 0-0 - 7-3
TCU 0-0 - 7-4
Arizona 0-0 - 6-5
Kansas State 0-0 - 6-5

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings