Keith Appling, No. 18 Michigan State top No. 11 Ohio State
Keith Appling made two free throws with 7.9 seconds left and finished with 15 points to help No. 18 Michigan State beat Ohio State 59-56 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Ohio State Buckeyes
56
Michigan State Spartans
59
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSU | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| MSU | 30 | 29 | 59 |
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Team Stats
OSU
MSU
19-47
FG
22-50
40
Field Goal %
44
10-25
3PT
3-13
40
Three Point %
23
8-13
FT
12-14
62
Free Throw %
86
25
Rebounds
34
6
Offensive Rebounds
10
19
Defensive Rebounds
24
15
Assists
7
6
Steals
9
2
Blocks
0
14
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
14
4
Largest Lead
11
Top Performers
OSU
- Deshaun Thomas F MIN 40 · PTS 28 · FG 10-20
- Aaron Craft G MIN 38 · PTS 5 · FG 2-8
- Lenzelle Smith Jr. G MIN 30 · PTS 6 · FG 2-7
- Shannon Scott G MIN 21 · PTS 5 · FG 1-5
MSU
- Keith Appling G MIN 38 · PTS 15 · FG 6-13
- Adreian Payne C MIN 32 · PTS 14 · FG 5-6
- Branden Dawson F MIN 26 · PTS 9 · FG 4-10
- Derrick Nix F MIN 35 · PTS 8 · FG 1-4
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