Indiana St. Sycamores vs Michigan St. Spartans Box Score on Dec 30, 2023

Tyson Walker had 22 points and Michigan State stretched its winning streak to four games by pulling away from Indiana State 87-75 on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.

Malik Hall supplied 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Spartans (8-5). A.J. Hoggard had 17 points and Jaden Akins chipped in 13 for Michigan State.

Isaiah Swope's 26 points led the Sycamores (11-2), who had their 10-game winning streak snapped. Ryan Conwell had 16 points and Jayson Kent added 12.

The Spartans outrebounded the Sycamores 41-27 and outscored them in the paint, 46-20.

Walker scored 10 first-half points as the Spartans took a 44-34 halftime lead. The Sycamores made eight 3-pointers before the break but also committed 11 turnovers, leading to 17 Michigan State points.

The Spartans had a 7-0 spurt midway through the first half to take a 26-17 lead. Hall set up Coen Carr for an alley-oop dunk, then grabbed a loose ball after falling to the floor and tossed it to Walker for a 3-pointer.

A 3-pointer by Swope with 6:47 left in the half cut the Spartans' lead to four. Akins hit a 3-pointer less than a minute later to get the advantage up to nine again.

Walker drained a 3-pointer in the final minute to establish the 10-point lead.

Conwell scored eight points in the first four minutes of the second half as Indiana State pulled within three, 49-46. Swope tied the score with a 3-pointer and the Sycamores took a 54-53 lead on Julian Larry's 3-pointer.

Swope's 3-pointer with 10:38 left gave Indiana State a 59-54 advantage. Michigan State regained the lead, 66-64, on a three-point play from Hoggard.

Indiana State was within a point at 69-68 but the Spartans then went on a 13-2 run.

Hall got it going with a layup. Walker scored Michigan State's next four points and Hall added a jumper, a dunk and two free throws.

--Field Level Media