Highlights and Notes: Michigan State 77, Louisville 69

Team Notes:

• KEY FIRST HALF RUN: After Louisville scored the first four points of the game, the Spartans fired off a 14-3 run that led to a 14-7 lead at the 14:24 mark. Michigan State was up by 10 when the Cardinals rattled off seven straight points cutting the deficit to just 22-19. The Spartans kept the Cards at arm’s length the rest of the half, resulting in a 36-31 MSU lead at halftime. Louisville held Michigan State to just two field goals in the final 3:46.
• Louisville is now 6-14 under Pat Kelsey when trailing at halftime, including a 3-9 mark this season.
• KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Louisville pulled within three of Michigan State at 12:04, but the Spartans retaliated with a 13-3 run resulting in an MSU lead of 63-50 with 6:41 to play. The Cardinals cut it to nine with just two and a half minutes to go and chipped away in the final seconds to get the deficit to six, but never came closer.
• Louisville is 1-18 under Pat Kelsey when trailing with five minutes to play, including a 1-11 mark this year.
• Louisville shot 41.3% (26 of 63) from the field, 35.1% (13 of 37) from deep and 66.7% (4 of 6) the free-throw line.
• Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr. dished out 16 assists, the most-ever against Louisville by an opponent.
• Louisville scored 20 points off 15 Michigan State miscues.

Player Notes:

• Adrian Wooley shot 70% from the field, netting seven field goals during his 26 minutes on the floor. He tacked on four boards and three assists while knocking down three shots from the arc.
• Ryan Conwell played his final collegiate game, scoring a team-high 21 points. He went 7 of 15 from the floor and added on four rebounds and four assists.