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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Southern 71, Michigan St 64
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 20, 2014
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Tyler Ford, # Glenn Mayborg, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance: 14797

Texas Southern 71, No. 22 Michigan State 64 (OT): Chris Thomas scored a game-high 22 points, including six free throws in overtime, as the visiting Tigers shocked the Spartans.

Malcolm Riley had the go-ahead basket to start the extra period and finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for Texas Southern (2-8), which shot 53.2 percent from the field. Jason Carter chipped in with 13 points off the bench while Madarious Gibbs added nine points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Tigers.

Matt Costello led the way with a career-high 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds for Michigan State (8-4), which shot 39.3 percent from the field to see a three-game win streak end. Denzel Valentine recorded 15 points for the Spartans, who came in leading the nation in 3-point percentage but went 4-of-21 from the behind the arc Saturday.

David Blanks drained a 3-pointer, Riley slammed home a dunk and Gibbs made a jumper as Texas Southern ran off seven straight early in the second half to even the score at 34. Valentine scored eight during Michigan State’s 14-6 burst to take a 50-42 lead, but the Tigers battled back to go ahead 53-52 on Carter’s 3-pointer with 1:25 left.

Valentine made two free throws, but Carter answered on a basket inside and Javon Bess made 1-of-2 free throws with 6.8 seconds left to send it into overtime. Riley had a basket and two free throws as Texas Southern started overtime on an 8-1 run and held off the Spartans from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Michigan State G/F Branden Dawson fractured his left wrist against Eastern Michigan on Wednesday and is expected to miss at least one more game. … Texas Southern won its only home game against Lamar 71-59 on Nov. 28 and plays 15 of its first 16 games on the road. … Costello has made 20-of-27 shots from the field and is averaging 13.3 points the last four games for the Spartans.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas Southern   Michigan St
Chris Thomas 22 Scoring Matt Costello 17
Madarious Gibbs 4 Assists Javon Bess 3
Madarious Gibbs 9 Rebounds Matt Costello 10
Chris Thomas 7 Free Throws Made Denzel Valentine 5
Jason Carter 2 Steals Travis Trice 3
Joshua Friar 1 Blocks Javon Bess 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Southern 71 53.2 4-12 17-26 11 26 2 7 11
Michigan St 64 39.3 4-21 12-21 13 38 3 5 13