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Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels

· The Maui Invitational Presented by Novavax - 3rd Place Game
Michigan State Spartans
6-2, 0-0 Away
Final
94 - 91
North Carolina Tar Heels
4-3, 2-0 Home

Michigan State holds off No. 12 North Carolina 94-91 in overtime for 3rd at Maui Invitational

Xavier Booker's emphatic one-handed jam pushes Michigan State ahead

Holloman made his first start of the season and led six scorers in double figures with a career-best 19 points for the Spartans (6-2). He scored 16 in the first half on 6-for-6 shooting, including four 3-pointers.

Jaden Akins and Coen Carr scored 14 points apiece, Jeremy Fears Jr. and Frankie Fidler had 13 each and Booker had 12.

Drake Powell scored 18 points, Elliot Cadeau 17 and RJ Davis 16 for the Tar Heels (4-3).

North Carolina's Seth Trimble sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.

Takeaways Michigan State: The Spartans played without freshman guard Jase Richardson, who had 18 points in the tournament semifinals against Memphis. Richardson took an elbow to the head against the Tigers on Tuesday.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels faced double-digit halftime deficits in all three games on Maui this week. Michigan State’s 94 points were the most allowed by North Carolina this season.

Key moment After North Carolina took a 87-86 lead on a pair of free throws by Cadeau, Booker threw down a dunk off an assist from Holloman on Michigan State’s next possession to give his team the lead for good with 2:03 left in overtime.

Key stat Michigan State shot 54% from the field and made 24 of 31 from the free-throw line. It scored 50 points in the paint to North Carolina’s 30.

Up next Both teams next play on Wednesday as Michigan State opens up Big Ten play at Minnesota, while North Carolina plays host to No. 9 Alabama.

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Matchup Prediction

North Carolina: 66.4%
Michigan State: 33.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 94 - 91
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 94 - 91
3rd 0:00 Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound. 94 - 91
3rd 0:00 Coen Carr missed Free Throw. 94 - 91
3rd 0:00 Michigan State Offensive Rebound. 94 - 91

Statistics

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33-61 FG 32-64
54.1 Field Goal % 50.0
4-16 3PT 11-23
25.0 Three Point % 47.8
24-31 FT 16-21
77.4 Free Throw % 76.2
37 Rebounds 29
8 Offensive Rebounds 5
29 Defensive Rebounds 24
16 Assists 17
7 Steals 8
4 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 14
11 Fast Break Points 14
50 Points in Paint 30
19 Fouls 23
14 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: Lahaina Civic Center

Location: Maui, HI
Attendance: 2,400 | 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 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings