National Basketball Association
Michigan St 85, Iowa 66
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Paul Janssen, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance:
14797
By SportsDirect Inc.
Freshman Keith Appling scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting as Michigan State pulled away for an 85-66 victory over Iowa in the Spartans' home finale Wednesday evening.
Appling and Draymond Green hit 3-pointers during an 11-2 spurt that put the Spartans (17-12, 9-8 Big Ten) ahead, 52-39, with 12:45 to go. Iowa got as close as 59-50 before Michigan State responded with a 15-3 surge to ice it.
Senior Kalin Lucas scored 17 points and Green added 12 points and eight rebounds for Michigan State, which shot 54.5 percent (30 of 55) overall and 7 of 14 from 3-point range.
Matt Gatens and Melsahn Basabe scored 13 points apiece for the Hawkeyes (10-19, 3-14), who missed all 12 of their 3-point attempts and hit just 20-of-33 foul shots.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa |
|
Michigan St |
|
Melsahn Basabe 13 |
Scoring |
Keith Appling 18 |
|
Bryce Cartwright 6 |
Assists |
Kalin Lucas 6 |
|
Jarryd Cole 6 |
Rebounds |
Draymond Green 8 |
|
Matt Gatens 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kalin Lucas 6 |
|
Jarryd Cole 5 |
Steals |
Draymond Green 1 |
|
Andrew Brommer 2 |
Blocks |
Adreian Payne 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa
|
66 |
41.1 |
0-12 |
20-33 |
12 |
29 |
3 |
7 |
|
| Michigan St
|
85 |
54.5 |
7-14 |
18-27 |
20 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
|
