Jase Richardson got here off the bench and scored 13 factors as Michigan State beat Colorado 72-56 on Monday in its first Maui Invitational look since 2019.
The Spartans (5-1) are enjoying of their sixth Maui Invitational, fifth underneath coach Tom Izzo.
Colorado (4-1), enjoying its first recreation away from residence in Boulder, began nicely, taking the lead, 16-13, with a 6-2 run, capped by a Bangot Dak dunk with underneath 14 minutes left within the recreation. first half. Julian Hammond III hit a jumper to drag Colorado inside two, 25-23 with 7:42 left however Michigan State pulled away.
Jase Richardson hit a shot with 6:06 left, Tre Holloman made a three-point play and Xavier Booker adopted his shot with a pair of free throws a minute later to push the Spartans’ result in 11 factors. Trevor Baskin capped the 9-0 run with a shot at 2:14 however Szymon Zapala responded with a dunk and his two free throws gave the Spartans a 38-25 lead at halftime.
Michigan State led by as many as 19 within the second half.
The solely Spartan to succeed in double-digit scoring, Richardson hit 6 of 8 from the sector, pulling down one in all his two 3-point makes an attempt, to steer a 40-point effort by Michigan State’s reserves. The Spartans shot 30 of 61 from the sector however had been simply 2 of 21 from past the arc.
Hammond hit 3 of seven from behind the arc to steer Colorado with 15 factors and 4 assists. Elijah Malone added 14 factors. The Buffaloes had been simply 20 of 54 from the sector (37%), together with 4 of 19 from deep.
Michigan State will play Memphis on Tuesday, an upset winner over No. 2 UConn. Colorado faces the Huskies in Tuesday’s opener.
Associated Press reporting.
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