Postgame Notes: Michigan State 76, Michigan 66 (OT)
2/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2015
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• Today's game was the 175th all-time meeting between Michigan and Michigan State. U-M leads 97-78 all-time. The Wolverines have lost the last two games in the series.
• Today's game was the seventh all-time overtime game between Michigan and Michigan State. It was the first extra time game since March 7, 1993, when the Wolverines claimed an 87-81 win at Crisler Center. U-M is 5-2 all-time in overtime games against the Spartans and 2-1 in OT games in East Lansing.
• Today's game was Michigan's third overtime game of the season. The Wolverines drop to 1-2 in extra-frame games -- defeating Illinois (73-65; Dec. 30) and losing to Wisconsin (69-64, Jan. 24) and MSU (76-66).
• Today's game had a season-high 21 lead changes and season-high nine tied score. It topped the prior best of 17 and eight, respectively, against Syracuse (Dec. 2). The game was tied for a total of 5:35.
• Michigan was without Derrick Walton Jr. for the second straight game due to a foot injury. U-M was also without Mark Donnal for the second straight game due to illness.
• Michigan held MSU leading scorer Travis Trice to just eight points. It is the second straight game U-M has held the opponent's leading scorer to less than 10 points -- Nebraska's Terran Petteway (7).
• Spike Albrecht scored a career-best 18 points on a career best for field goals (6, tie) and field goal attempts (13). He also played in a career-best 37 minutes.
• Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman recorded his first career double-figure scoring game with a career-best 18 points. He had career bests for field goals (8), field goal attempts (14) and three-point field goals (2).
• Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (18, at Michigan State) becomes the third freshman to lead the Wolverines in scoring this season, joining Aubrey Dawkins (20, Illinois, Dec. 30) and Ricky Doyle (16, Coppin State; Dec. 22).
• For the second straight game Max Bielfeldt hauled in a career-best nine rebounds. Over his last four games, he has averaged 7.5 rebounds per game. He added a career-best 33 minutes of action, recording his first 30-plus minute game.
• Andrew Dakich doubled his career best for minutes in a game with 16 against the Spartans. He tied a career best with one rebound.
• Zak Irvin has made a three-point field goal in every game this season. He leads U-M with 53 on the season.
