But it was undeniable during Tuesday’s 99-93 OT win against Oakland, during which the Spartans had to overcome a 13-point halftime deficit. It didn’t help Oakland’s cause that its best performer, Kahlil Felder, fouled out with less than a minute left in overtime.
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Oakland dropped 50 points on the Spartans in the first half and shot 50 percent from the floor. The Michigan State Spartans are shooting 38.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.9 percent from the free throw line.
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Wallace scored the first points of the second half to give Cal a 29-20 lead before the Cavs got a Darius Thompson 3-pointer on an assist from Anthony Gil, who led Virginia with 17 points. “And we scored 50 in the first half, and he had 21 of them”.
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The Chargers outplayed Miami in every facet of the game, and it was no where near as close as the blow out 30-14 score indicates. Also fighting to claim a stake in Los Angeles are the two teams that left there in 1994-the now Oakland Raiders and the St.
Forbes didn’t do everything right, though, and a critical technical foul at least temporarily halted momentum with less than 10 minutes remaining.
Forbes, who had a team-high 32 points, hit another trey in the extra period as the Spartans pulled away for the six-point win.
The three would have proved critical, but Oakland went ice-cold on the offensive end and didn’t score from the under-four-minute timeout until there were less than 80 seconds remaining. Valentine, a senior, has been a huge part of Michigan State’s early success; huge might even be an understatement.
For Izzo, while he was certainly less than thrilled with the overall play of his team against Oakland, he did acknowledge and appreciate the fact they were able to push through for the victory without Valentine. Following that game, Wolverines running back Mike Hart infamously compared Michigan State to a “little brother” and the Spartans have won seven of eight in the series since.
“This team wanted to do something that other teams haven’t done and with that 13 game and have the best start in the history of the school”, said Izzo.
The Grizzlies took advantage of free throws early in overtime and seized an 87-85 lead.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – London Perrantes made a three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in overtime and No. 5 Virginia survived a poor shooting night and beat California 63-62 for its ninth consecutive victory. Oakland shot just 8-for-22 from 3-point range in the loss, and Kampe knows that played a role. The diagnosis is that the 6-5 guard will be out two to three weeks for the 12-0 Spartans.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo makes a point from the sideline during the first half of his team’s NCAA college basketball game against Oakland, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in Auburn Hills, Mich. After that, Michigan State plays a stretch against Illinois, Penn State and Iowa. However, working him back into the lineup against some of the better competition later in the year may prove hard.
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“I thought we really missed the second ball handler”, said Izzo on playing without Valentine.
After winning as a favorite in the Big Ten title game against Iowa, third-ranked Michigan State is back to being the underdog against second-ranked Alabama in Thursday night’s matchup.
“We grew this week”, Izzo said. “He’s got a hell of a team”. “That had something to do with the guys we had”. “Kay had his hand out”.
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“I don’t have a good explanation”. “My heart wants to take the whole team, the secretaries and everybody else with us, because it would be an incredible experience”.
