Box Score EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Scarlet Knights suffered a tough loss in East Lansing on Sunday.
The Michigan State Spartans relied on a 19-0 run in the second half to secure the 73-55 victory over RU at the Breslin Center. The Spartans shot the lights out from downtown and made 12 three-point field goals in the game.
After taking a six-point deficit into halftime, RU started the second half on a 14-7 run taking a one-point lead (36-35) with just over 12 minutes to play. The Spartans countered with that 19-0 run of their own and held an eighteen-point lead with under nine minutes to play.
Grad forward
Aundre Hyatt led the way scoring for the Scarlet Knights with 14 points and three three-pointers made. Senior forward
Mawot Mag added 12 points and five rebounds.
The Spartans were led by upperclassmen guard Tyson Walker (13 points) and forward Malik Hall (15 points).
Up next, the Scarlet Knights will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Jersey Mike's Arena on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
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Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Steve Pikiell
On facing a tough Michigan State team:
"That final stretch was tough. It's always tough playing on the road and I thought we played good transition defense. That's obviously what they do. We gave a good 26 minutes, but it's a 40-minute game. The game got away from us and they out-toughed us on some plays. The ball consistently went in for them, and we had to play our 40-minute game. We had the game where we needed it to be, and we just needed to keep banging away. I have to do a better job at preparing these guys on the road."
On any positive outlooks from the game:
"I thought we were really locked in on what we had to do, but a team like Michigan State will keep coming at you. They hit some threes in transition in the second half and they didn't have any in the first half. They beat us on the backboards by seven rebounds. We just have to play better and I have to do a better job."
On preparation for next week vs Nebraska:
"It will be good to be back home again. We just have to get healthier. I worry about these games because Mawot [Mag] logged a lot of minutes, and so did
Austin Williams. I have to make sure these guys are in good places. There is help coming on the way, so having a couple more guys on our active roster would be great, but I know we're close and we have to do it for all 40 minutes."
