Spartan Ball

On this day 7 years ago - Mar 25, 2005

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:14:33 +0000

Beating a ranked team is always a good time and especially so against #3 ranked Duke, 78-68. This was a matchup between two AP ranked teams (MSU came into the game ranked #15), so it was expected to be a close contest. Paul Davis led the team in scoring. He had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 assists.

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Michigan State Knocked Off by Fourth-seeded Louisville 57-44 in Sweet Sixteen

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:18:07 +0000

Top-seeded Michigan State got a nasty surprise in the Sweet Sixteen with a 57-44 upset loss to fourth-seeded Louisville in Phoenix.

Michigan State closes the campaign with a 29-8 overall record and a 13-5 record and first place regular season finish in the Big Ten.

The Spartans were also conference champions, knocking off Ohio State, 68-64, in the Big Ten tournament. In making the Sweet Sixteen, Michigan State defeated 16th-seeded Long Island, 89-67 in the second round and then ninth-seeded Saint Louis, 65-61 in the third round.

Michigan State was led by Brandon Wood, who had 14 points. The Spartans also saw 13 points from Draymond Green, six from Keith Appling, and four from Adreian Payne.

The top scorer for the Cardinals was Chane Behanan with a game high 15 points while adding nine rebounds. Other notable contributions included Russ Smith with 11 points, Chris Smith with nine, and Kyle Kuric who had seven.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Chane Behanan	29	15	9	1	3	0	1
A	Russ Smith	17	11	3	3	0	0	1
A	Gorgui Dieng	40	5	9	0	3	7	1
A	Jared Swopshire	11	6	2	1	2	0	0
B	Chris Smith	28	9	5	1	1	0	1
B	Peyton Siva	35	4	3	9	0	0	5
C+	Kyle Kuric	32	7	3	0	0	0	0
-	W. Blackshear	8	0	0	0	0	0	0

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Draymond Green	37	13	16	2	1	2	6
B	Brandon Wood	31	14	2	1	2	1	1
C	Adreian Payne	21	4	4	0	1	2	1
C	Derrick Nix	18	4	4	0	0	1	1
C	Keith Appling	32	6	1	4	2	1	4
C	Travis Trice	18	0	2	3	2	0	1
C	Austin Thornton	35	3	3	2	0	0	1
-	Brandan Kearney	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Michigan State Game Notes:

Draymond Green accounted for 44.4% of the team's rebounds.
Draymond Green recorded the 52nd double digit rebound game of his career.
Prior to this game, MSU played 66 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 34-32.
Brandon Wood has led the team in scoring in 4 out of 37 games this season.
MSU set a season low for field goals made.

Louisville Game Notes:

The top two rebounders (Chane Behanan and Gorgui Dieng) accounted for 46.1% of the rebounds.
Gorgui Dieng set a career high with 7 blocks and a 100% three point percentage.
Chane Behanan has led the team in scoring 6 times and in rebounding 13 times in 38 games this season.
Chane Behanan has 3 straight double-digit point games.
The top two scorers (Chane Behanan and Russ Smith) accounted for 45.6% of the points.

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Louisville vs Michigan State: Recap Notes

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:17:07 +0000

Michigan State Game Notes:

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 1:11 left to go.
Prior to this game, MSU played 66 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 34-32.
MSU set a season low for field goals made.
Draymond Green recorded a team season high in defensive rebounds with 15.
Brandon Wood accounted for 31.8% of the team's points.
Draymond Green accounted for 44.4% of the team's rebounds.
Brandon Wood has led the team in scoring in 4 out of 37 games this season.
Draymond Green has led the team in rebounding in 31 out of 37 games this season.
Draymond Green recorded the 52nd double digit rebound game of his career.
Draymond Green has 15 straight double-digit point games.
Draymond Green recorded a double-double. It was his 22nd this season and 40th of his career.
Draymond Green set a career high with 15 defensive rebounds.
Austin Thornton set a career high with a 100% three point percentage.

Louisville Game Notes:

The top two scorers (Chane Behanan and Russ Smith) accounted for 45.6% of the points.
The top two rebounders (Chane Behanan and Gorgui Dieng) accounted for 46.1% of the rebounds.
Chane Behanan has led the team in scoring 6 times and in rebounding 13 times in 38 games this season.
Gorgui Dieng set a career high with 7 blocks and a 100% three point percentage.
Chane Behanan has 3 straight double-digit point games.

Louisville vs Michigan State: Boxscore

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:16:07 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
G. Dieng	*	40	5	2-5	40	1-4	25	1-1	100	0-0		0	9	9	0	3	7	1	3
P. Siva	*	35	4	2-9	22	2-6	33	0-3	0	0-0		0	3	3	9	0	0	5	2
K. Kuric	*	32	7	3-8	37	2-3	66	1-5	20	0-0		0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1
C. Behanan	*	29	15	6-10	60	6-9	66	0-1	0	3-7	42	4	5	9	1	3	0	1	2
C. Smith	*	28	9	3-7	42	0-1	0	3-6	50	0-0		1	4	5	1	1	0	1	0
R. Smith		17	11	3-10	30	1-6	16	2-4	50	3-4	75	2	1	3	3	0	0	1	2
J. Swopshire		11	6	2-4	50	0-1	0	2-3	66	0-0		2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0
W. Blackshear		8	0	0-2	0	0-2	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lville		200	57	21-55	38	12-32	37	9-23	39	6-11	54	11	28	39	15	9	7	10	11
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
MSU		200	44	14-49	28	9-28	32	5-21	23	11-12	91	8	28	36	12	8	7	15	15
D. Green	*	37	13	5-16	31	4-9	44	1-7	14	2-2	100	1	15	16	2	1	2	6	4
A. Thornton	*	35	3	1-3	33	0-2	0	1-1	100	0-0		1	2	3	2	0	0	1	4
K. Appling	*	32	6	1-6	16	0-4	0	1-2	50	3-4	75	0	1	1	4	2	1	4	2
B. Wood	*	31	14	4-11	36	2-3	66	2-8	25	4-4	100	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2
A. Payne	*	21	4	1-4	25	1-4	25	0-0		2-2	100	1	3	4	0	1	2	1	2
D. Nix		18	4	2-6	33	2-6	33	0-0		0-0		1	3	4	0	0	1	1	0
T. Trice		18	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		1	1	2	3	2	0	1	1
B. Kearney		4	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Byrd		2	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Gauna		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Ianni		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Pat Driscoll	780	37.3	228	705	70	35.3	22	51	Big East, Big Ten, ACC
Mike Littlewood	545	35.9	131	457	59	34.5	14	46	Pac 12, Mountain West, WAC
Antinio Petty	710	35.2	243	558	59	34.7	20	54	SEC, C-USA, Atlantic Sun

Fouls: Louisville 11, Michigan State 15, Total 26
DQs: Louisville 0, Michigan State 0, Total 0
Technical Fouls: Louisville 0, Michigan State 0, Total 0

Updated: Michigan State (29-7) and 17th Ranked Louisville (28-9) Face Off

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:12:46 +0000

Bragging rights will be on the line at US Airways Center on Thursday as Michigan State goes up against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off is at 7:47 EST and you can catch it on CBS or TBS. Louisville is ranked #17 in the AP, so Michigan State could improve its 9-4 record against nationally-ranked teams. The 5th ranked Spartans check in at a respectable 29-7 overall. The Cardinals have a record of 28-9.

Michigan State is a subjective favorite here. In four seasons, Michigan State has a record of 1-0 against Louisville.

StatSmack! Michigan State is better than Louisville

Michigan State is a better three-point shooting team (36.5% vs 31.3%) than Louisville this season.
The Big Ten had fewer blowout games in conference (meaning there is greater parity within the conference) than in the Big East.
The Big Ten has teams that are better at scoring, assist-to-turnover ratio, three-point shooting, free throw shooting, and shooting percentage than any team in the Big East.
At least you keep showing up. Michigan State has an average margin of victory of 12 over Louisville in 3 wins since 1992.

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Michigan State Beats Ninth-seeded Saint Louis 65-61 to Advance to Sweet Sixteen

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:11:00 +0000

Top-seeded Michigan State gets past the third round with a close 65-61 win over ninth-seeded Saint Louis in Columbus.

Keith Appling put up a game high 19 points.

Three additional players scored in double figures, including Draymond Green (16), Derrick Nix (10), and Brandon Wood (10).

Saint Louis ends the season with a 26-8 overall record as well as a 12-4 record and second place regular season finish in the A-10. The Billikens made the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid after losing to Xavier, 71-64, in the A-10 tournament

Saint Louis defeated eighth-seeded Memphis, 61-54 in the second round.

Saint Louis got its best effort from Kwamain Mitchell, who registered 13 points. Other scoring efforts included 11 from Brian Conklin, 10 from Jordair Jett, and seven from Dwayne Evans.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
B+	Jordair Jett	31	10	6	0	3	0	0
B+	Mike McCall Jr	22	6	4	2	1	0	0
B	K. Mitchell	33	13	1	3	0	0	1
B	Brian Conklin	30	11	2	2	0	1	1
C+	Dwayne Evans	33	7	6	0	1	0	2
C+	Rob Loe	21	5	4	1	0	0	1
C	Cody Ellis	13	5	0	1	0	0	0
C	Cory Remekun	16	4	2	0	0	0	1

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Draymond Green	35	16	13	6	2	0	3
A	Keith Appling	32	19	3	3	0	0	1
B-	Brandon Wood	35	10	2	1	0	0	0
B-	Derrick Nix	15	10	1	1	0	0	3
C	Adreian Payne	25	4	7	1	0	1	1
C	Austin Thornton	25	6	2	0	0	0	1
D-	Travis Trice	16	0	1	0	0	0	1
F	Brandan Kearney	15	0	0	0	0	0	1

Michigan State will advance to play fourth-seeded Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday, March 22nd.

Michigan State Game Notes:

This season Michigan State has won 78% of the time (15-4) when Keith Appling plays 32 minutes or more, 100% of the time (8-0) when Draymond Green has 6 assists or more, and 83% of the time (5-1) when Adreian Payne has 7 rebounds or more.
Austin Thornton set a career high with a 100% three point percentage and a 100% field goal percentage.
The top two scorers (Keith Appling and Draymond Green) accounted for 53.8% of the points.
MSU set a season low for steals.
The win over Saint Louis extended the Michigan State winning streak to 5 games.

Saint Louis Game Notes:

The Billikens have lost 5 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2006, Saint Louis has lost 26 close games.
Kwamain Mitchell has led the team in scoring 6 times in 34 games this season.
The top two rebounders (Jordair Jett and Dwayne Evans) accounted for 42.8% of the rebounds.
Kwamain Mitchell has 13 straight double-digit point games.
Jordair Jett has led the team in rebounding 3 times in 34 games this season.

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Saint Louis vs Michigan State: Recap Notes

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Michigan State Game Notes:

The win over Saint Louis extended the Michigan State winning streak to 5 games.
The Spartans have won 4 close games this season (a win by 5 or fewer points). Since 2006, Michigan State has won 32 close games.
Michigan State has won 100% of the time this season (9-0) when its had a field goal percentage of 54.3% or better.
Michigan State has won 100% of the time this season (11-0) after committing 11 or fewer turnovers.
MSU has won 93% of the time this season (14-1) after holding an opponent to under 28.0% three point percentage.
MSU has won 92% of the time this season (12-1) when opponents record 5 or fewer steals.
This season Michigan State has won 78% of the time (15-4) when Keith Appling plays 32 minutes or more, 100% of the time (8-0) when Draymond Green has 6 assists or more, and 83% of the time (5-1) when Adreian Payne has 7 rebounds or more.
MSU set a season low for steals.
The Spartans have outshot their opponents in field goal percentage for the past 6 games.
The top two scorers (Keith Appling and Draymond Green) accounted for 53.8% of the points.
Draymond Green accounted for 40.6% of the team's rebounds.
Keith Appling has led the team in scoring in 7 out of 36 games this season.
Draymond Green has led the team in rebounding in 30 out of 36 games this season.
Draymond Green recorded the 51st double digit rebound game of his career.
Draymond Green has 14 straight double-digit point games.
Draymond Green recorded a double-double. It was his 21st this season and 39th of his career.
Austin Thornton set a career high with a 100% three point percentage and a 100% field goal percentage.
Derrick Nix has 3 straight double-digit point games.

Saint Louis Game Notes:

The Billikens have lost 5 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2006, Saint Louis has lost 26 close games.
The top two rebounders (Jordair Jett and Dwayne Evans) accounted for 42.8% of the rebounds.
Kwamain Mitchell has led the team in scoring 6 times in 34 games this season.
Jordair Jett has led the team in rebounding 3 times in 34 games this season.
Kwamain Mitchell has 13 straight double-digit point games.
Brian Conklin has 7 straight double-digit point games.

Saint Louis vs Michigan State: Boxscore

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:09:00 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
K. Mitchell	*	33	13	3-10	30	1-1	100	2-9	22	5-6	83	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	3
D. Evans	*	33	7	2-5	40	2-5	40	0-0		3-4	75	1	5	6	0	1	0	2	3
B. Conklin	*	30	11	3-9	33	3-9	33	0-0		5-6	83	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	3
M. McCall Jr	*	22	6	2-5	40	0-2	0	2-3	66	0-0		2	2	4	2	1	0	0	1
R. Loe	*	21	5	2-6	33	1-1	100	1-5	20	0-0		1	3	4	1	0	0	1	1
J. Jett		31	10	2-5	40	1-3	33	1-2	50	5-7	71	1	5	6	0	3	0	0	3
C. Remekun		16	4	2-4	50	2-4	50	0-0		0-0		1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
C. Ellis		13	5	2-7	28	1-1	100	1-6	16	0-0		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
K. Cassity		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
SLU		200	61	18-51	35	11-26	42	7-25	28	18-23	78	8	20	28	9	5	1	6	16
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
MSU		199	65	25-46	54	21-36	58	4-10	40	11-17	64	5	27	32	12	2	1	11	19
D. Green	*	35	16	6-11	54	4-7	57	2-4	50	2-3	66	2	11	13	6	2	0	3	3
B. Wood	*	35	10	5-8	62	5-7	71	0-1	0	0-1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
K. Appling	*	32	19	7-14	50	6-11	54	1-3	33	4-7	57	2	1	3	3	0	0	1	4
A. Payne	*	25	4	2-6	33	2-6	33	0-0		0-0		0	7	7	1	0	1	1	1
A. Thornton	*	25	6	1-1	100	0-0	0	1-1	100	3-4	75	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	4
T. Trice		16	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
B. Kearney		15	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
D. Nix		15	10	4-5	80	4-5	80	0-0		2-2	100	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	2
R. Byrd		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Verne Harris	993	38.4	279	930	74	36.4	23	54	Mountain West, WAC, Pac 12
Doug Shows	924	36.2	349	730	67	35.3	15	49	SEC, Big East, Atlantic Sun
Mike Nance	666	37.8	171	581	70	37.0	9	64	SEC, Atlantic Sun, Big South

Fouls: Saint Louis 16, Michigan State 19, Total 35
DQs: Saint Louis 0, Michigan State 0, Total 0
Technical Fouls: Saint Louis 0, Michigan State 0, Total 0

Michigan State (28-7) Faces Saint Louis (26-7)

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:28:00 +0000

It should be a lively atmosphere at Nationwide Arena on Sunday as Michigan State meets Saint Louis in the NCAA Tournament. It all starts at 2:45 EST. The Spartans will be playing to hold their position in the AP Top 25. Furthermore, Saint Louis is ranked #29 in the RPI, and Michigan State has a decent record against RPI Top 50 teams (11-5). The Spartans are 28-7 overall. The Billikens maintain a record of 26-7. Michigan State has won four games straight.

StatSmack! Michigan State is better than Saint Louis

The Big Ten has teams that are better at assist-to-turnover ratio, three-point shooting, and shooting percentage than any team in the A-10.
The Big Ten has a much better average team RPI than the A-10 (61 vs 110).
The Michigan State steals leader (Draymond Green) has more steals than the Saint Louis steals leader (Kwamain Mitchell).
Michigan State has a much better NCSA Academic Ranking than Saint Louis (#71 vs #88).

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Michigan State Beats 16th-seeded Long Island 89-67 to Advance to Third Round

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:20:00 +0000

Top-seeded Michigan State moves past the second round with an easy 89-67 victory over 16th-seeded Long Island in Columbus.

The Spartans were sparked by a game high from Draymond Green who had 24 points while recording a triple-double with 10 assists and 12 rebounds.

Derrick Nix (18), Adreian Payne (16), and Keith Appling (10) all scored in double figures.

Long Island finishes the season with a 25-9 overall record as well as a 16-2 record and first place regular season finish in the NEC. The Blackbirds received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as NEC champions, defeating Robert Morris, 90-73, in the conference tournament.

Long Island got its best effort from Jamal Olasewere, who registered 17 points while grabbing eight rebounds. The Blackbirds also got 15 points from C.J. Garner, 15 from Julian Boyd, and five from Jason Brickman.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Jamal Olasewere	28	17	8	0	2	1	1
B	C.J. Garner	35	15	0	2	2	1	3
B	Julian Boyd	27	15	3	1	0	0	1
B-	Jason Brickman	39	5	2	7	2	0	5
C	Kenny Onyechi	15	4	2	0	0	2	1
C	B. Thompson	14	3	1	0	0	0	0
C-	Booker Hucks	7	3	1	0	0	0	0
D+	Michael Culpo	32	3	2	0	0	0	0

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Draymond Green	35	24	12	10	1	0	0
A+	Adreian Payne	18	16	7	1	1	0	0
A+	Derrick Nix	20	18	8	1	0	0	3
B	Travis Trice	17	4	4	1	1	0	0
B	Keith Appling	33	10	3	3	1	0	2
B-	Brandan Kearney	15	4	1	2	0	0	0
C+	Brandon Wood	27	7	3	2	2	0	2
C-	Austin Thornton	25	4	2	1	0	0	2
-	Russell Byrd	4	0	1	0	0	0	1

Michigan State will now square off against ninth-seeded Saint Louis in the third round on Sunday, March 18th.

Michigan State Game Notes:

MSU beat the spread by 2.5 points. That makes the 20th time this season the Spartans have beat the spread.
Draymond Green has led the team in scoring 20 times and in rebounding 29 times in 35 games this season.
This season Michigan State has won 80% of the time (12-3) when Keith Appling plays 33 minutes or more and 75% of the time (9-3) when Draymond Green has 12 rebounds or more.
The Spartans have outshot their opponents in field goal percentage for the past 5 games.
MSU has won 91% of the time this season (21-2) when opponents record 22 or fewer field goals made.

Long Island Game Notes:

This was the 2nd blowout loss this season (a loss by 20 or more points). Over the past 5 seasons, LIU has been on the losing end of 9 blowout games.
Julian Boyd has 15 straight double-digit point games.
Jamal Olasewere has 4 straight double-digit point games.
C.J. Garner has 3 straight double-digit point games.
The top two scorers (Jamal Olasewere and C.J. Garner) accounted for 47.7% of the points.

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