Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker tops 1,000 career points, Michigan State cruses past Oakland 79-62
Walker, coming off a 25-point effort in the Spartans' 88-64 win over No. 6 Baylor Saturday night, was knocked to the floor as he hit a baseline jumper with 8:24 left to reach 1,000th career points, then completed the three-point play. The senior hit 5 of 12 from the field, including 2 of 6 from behind the 3-point arc.
Michigan State's offense sputtered to start the season, especially from behind the arc, but hit 63.3% from the field against Baylor and was even hotter from distance, knocking down 8 of 12 3-point attempts. It was its best shooting performance since a win over Savannah State on December 31, 2017. While the Spartans cooled against the Golden Grizzlies, they still knocked down 29 of 59 from the floor (49.2%) and 9 of 21 from deep (42.9%).
Jaden Akins scored 11 points and blocked a pair of shots and A.J. Hoggard had 11 points to go with seven assists for Michigan State (6-5). Mady Sissoko grabbed eight rebounds to go with seven points.
Trey Townsend led Oakland (6-6) with 17 points and Rocket Watts added 16. Blake Lampman had 12 points and five assists.
Michigan State plays host to Stony Brook Thursday. Oakland plays at Dayton Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Xavier Booker Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Blake Lampman missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Jeremy Fears Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Davis Smith. | 62 - 79 |
Statistics
 OAK |
 MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-63 | FG | 29-59 |
| 36.5 | Field Goal % | 49.2 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 31.0 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 7-10 | FT | 12-16 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2023-24 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 15-5 | - | 24-12 |
| Youngstown State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-10 |
| Green Bay | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Wright State | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Milwaukee | 12-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Cleveland State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Robert Morris | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| IUPUI | 2-18 | 13 | 6-26 |
| Detroit Mercy | 1-19 | 14 | 1-31 |
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
| Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
| Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |