NCAAB

Michigan State Spartans at Oakland Golden Grizzlies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Michigan State Spartans
9-2, 1-0 Away
Final
77 - 58
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
3-6, 2-1 Home

Xavier Booker scores career-high 18, No. 20 Michigan State beats Oakland 77-58 for 4th straight win

Tom Izzo, Greg Kampe wear matching 'Grinch' sweaters

The Spartans (9-2) have won four straight and seven of their last eight games.

The Golden Grizzlies (3-6) trailed by one point after a closely contested first half that included four ties and two lead changes.

Michigan State pulled away after halftime as Booker and Akins scored in double digits in the second half.

The Spartans held Oakland to 27.8% shooting.

DQ Cole scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half and Malcolm Christie finished with 15 points for the Golden Grizzlies.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and Oakland coach Greg Kampe wore matching, green Grinch sweaters.

Faces in the crowd included Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson, who led the Spartans to the 2000 national championship, and Jack Gohlke, who made 10 3-pointers to help the Oakland stun third-seeded Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament nine months ago.

Oakland: Kampe's teams shoot a lot of 3-pointers and if his current team gets hot beyond the arc, it could pull off some upsets.

Key moment Akins made a reverse layup to put the Spartans ahead by 12 midway through the second half and Oakland called a timeout, but could not slow them down.

Key stat Michigan State blocked a season-high 11 shots after averaging 4.2 blocks.

Up next Michigan State hosts Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Oakland plays at Cleveland State on Thursday.

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  • TV Channel: Michigan State at Oakland 2021 College Basketball, week 7, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction

Oakland: 4.4%
Michigan State: 95.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 58
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 58
2nd 0:00 Oakland Offensive Rebound. 77 - 58
2nd 0:02 Zavier Banks missed Layup. 77 - 58
2nd 0:02 Zavier Banks Offensive Rebound. 77 - 58

Statistics

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26-60 FG 19-63
43.3 Field Goal % 30.2
6-17 3PT 11-31
35.3 Three Point % 35.5
19-23 FT 9-17
82.6 Free Throw % 52.9
51 Rebounds 31
20 Offensive Rebounds 15
31 Defensive Rebounds 16
14 Assists 12
3 Steals 6
11 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 6
8 Fast Break Points 7
36 Points in Paint 12
14 Fouls 17
20 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 12,011 | Capacity:

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

2024-25 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Youngstown State 3-0 - 8-5
Milwaukee 2-0 0.5 9-4
Northern Kentucky 2-0 0.5 7-6
Purdue Fort Wayne 2-1 1 9-5
Cleveland State 2-1 1 8-6
Wright State 1-2 2 7-7
Detroit Mercy 1-2 2 5-9
IU Indianapolis 1-2 2 5-9
Oakland 1-2 2 4-8
Robert Morris 0-2 2.5 8-5
Green Bay 0-3 3 2-12
Full Standings