Jase Richardson scored 21 points and Tre Holloman had 18, leading the n ° 14 Michigan State to a 75-62 victory against Michigan No. 12 Friday evening to take the only possession of first place in the Big Ten.
The Spartans (22-5, 13-3) increased at the top of the highly competitive conference with their third consecutive victory. The Wolverines (20-6, 12-3) fell in first place with their first defeat in seven games.
The Vladislav Goldin of Michigan scored 21 points, Danny Wolf collected 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Nimari Burnett added 12 points. The Wolverines led 38-34 at halftime and the Spartans made the Dunk of Carson Cooper for the second half.
Richardson from Michigan State obtained his first start to the season on February 8 against Oregon. He scored a summit of 29 points that evening and scored two figures for every match since then, including Friday.
Jaden Akins had 11 points, Jeremy Fears scored 10 and the state of Michigan was 9 out of 22 out of 3 points.
Take -out
Michigan State: Tom Izzo’s team has set out to win a Big Ten title which should not be at hand at the start of the season. Spartans have matches against the conference contenders: n ° 11 Wisconsin, n ° 20 Maryland and Michigan at home on March 9 in the regular season final.
Michigan: The school agreed with a multi -year contract extension for coach Dusty May, announcing the move two hours before the blow. May, a Bob Knight Protege, clearly said he was happy and had no interest in being the next Indiana coach.
[Related: Michigan basketball, Dusty May agree to multi-year extension]
Key
Holloman made three 3 points in a section of 1:27 in the middle of the second half, helping the Spartans to take control.
Key statistics
The depth of the state of Michigan was a difference, its bench outburst Michigan 31-13.
The next
Michigan is in Nebraska on Monday evening. Michigan State plays Maryland on Wednesday evening.
Report by the Associated Press.
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