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1 SPORTS INFORMATION 401 Olds Hall, East Lansing, MI phone (517) fax (517) NCAA Tournament Michigan State (30-7) vs. Wisconsin (22-13) April 1, :42 pm EST RCA Dome (43,179) Indianapolis, Ind. Media Coverage Radio: Spartan Radio Network - Mark Champion (Play by Play), Gus Ganakas (Color). Flagship WJIM (1240 AM/FM 97.5). TV: CBS - Jim Nantz (Play by Play), Billy Packer (Color) Michigan State Men s Basketball Schedule/Results Overall Record: 30-7 Big Ten Record: 13-3 (T-1st) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT N. 5 CALIFORNIA ALL-STARS W, N. 16 MEXICAN ALL-STARS W, N. 22 TOLEDO (TV5-Toledo) W, N Puerto Rico Shootout (N1) N. 25 vs. Providence (ESPN2) W, N. 26 vs. South Carolina (ESPN2) W, N. 27 vs. #20 Texas (ESPN2) L, D. #2 North Carolina (ESPN) W, D. 3-4 COCA-COLA SPARTAN CLASSIC D. 3 HOWARD W, D. 4 EMU W, D. 7 vs. #5 Kansas (ESPN) (N2) W, D. #2 Arizona (CBS) L, D. 18 OAKLAND W, D. Kentucky (ESPN) L, D. 28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, D. Wright State L,49-53 J. 5 PENN STATE (ESPN+ Local) W, J. Iowa (ESPN+ Local) W, J. 11 #9 INDIANA (ESPN) W, 77-71, OT J. #13 Ohio State (ESPN) L, J. 22 NORTHWESTERN (ESPN+ Reg.) W, J. Northwestern (ESPN+ Local) W, J. 30 ILLINOIS (CBS) W, F. Michigan (ESPN) W, F. 5 #7 CONNECTICUT (CBS) W, F. Purdue (ESPN) L, F. Wisconsin (ESPN) W, F. 15 #7 OHIO STATE (ESPN) W, F. 19 WISCONSIN (ESPN+ Regional) W, F. Penn State (ESPN+ Local) W, F. #16 Indiana (CBS) L, 79-81, OT M. 2 MINNESOTA (ESPN) W, M. 4 MICHIGAN (ESPN+ Reg.) W, M. 10 vs. Iowa (ESPN+ Reg.) (N2) W, M. 11 vs. Wisconsin (CBS) (N2) W, M. 12 vs. #25 Illinois (CBS) (N2) W, M. 16 vs. Valparaiso (CBS) (N3) W, M. 18 vs. Utah (CBS) (N3) W, M. 23 vs. #16 Syracuse (CBS) (N4) W, M. 25 vs. #6 Iowa State (CBS) (N4) W, A. 1 vs. Wisconsin (CBS) (N5) 5:42 EST A. 3 vs. N. Carolina/Florida (CBS) (N5) 9:18 EDT N1 - Bayamon, Puerto Rico N2 - Chicago, IL N3 - Cleveland, OH N4 - Auburn Hills, MI N5 - Indianapolis, IN MICHIGAN STATE (30-7) 2000 NCAA Tournament - Final Four vs. Wisconsin (22-13) April 1, :42 PM EST - Indianapolis, Ind. Note Of The Final Four Dancing To Indy - Michigan State is making its second-consecutive appearance in the Final Four, and the fourth trip in school history. MSU is only the fourth Big Ten school to make consecutive Final Four appearances (Illinois, ; Michigan & ; Ohio State & ). Probable Starters Michigan State (30-7) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. F - #42 Morris Peterson (Sr., 6-7, 215) F - #43 A.J. Granger (Sr., 6-9, 230) F - #34 Andre Hutson (Jr., 6-8,, 240) G - #14 Charlie Bell (Jr., 6-3, 195) G - #12 Mateen Cleaves (Sr., 6-2, 205) Wisconsin (22-13) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. F - #50 Mark Vershaw (Jr., 6-9, 235) F - #15 Andy Kowske (Jr., 6-8, 230) F - #5 Maurice Linton (Jr., 6-8, 215) G - #10 Jon Bryant (Sr., 6-2, 185) G - #22 Mike Kelley (Jr., 6-3, 185) Three Notes No Media Person Should Be Without 1. MSU - UW: Episode IV - The national semifinal matchup between Michigan State and Wisconsin marks the fourth meeting of the season for the Spartans and Badgers. MSU won the previous three contests by an average of 10.3 points. The three losses are the only blemishes on Wisconsin s record since Feb. 5. MSU has never played a team four times in the same season. 2. Big Ten Game Of The Week - For only the sixth time in 61 years of Final Fours, two Big Ten teams are in the national semifinals, most recently last season when both Michigan State and Ohio State earned berths to St. Petersburg, Fla. This will also mark the third time that the two Big Ten teams will face each other. Michigan and Illinois squared off in 1989 and Michigan and Indiana met in the 1976 championship game. 3. Thirty-Something - With the win over Iowa State, MSU reached the 30-win plateau for the second-consecutive season and only the second time in school history. The only other Big Ten team to record consecutive 30-win seasons was Indiana in 1975 (31) and 1976 (32). With one more win, Michigan State will have the most wins by a Big Ten school over a two-year period. MEDIA INFORMATION Team Hotel: Holiday Inn Select Airport, 2501 South High School Road Phone: Basketball SID: Matt Larson Assistant AD for Media Relations: John Lewandowski

2 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 2 MSU SPORTS INFORMATION Office Phone (517) Assistant A.D./Media Relations John Lewandowski Home Phone: (517) Assistant SID/Basketball Contact Matt Larson Home Phone: (517) Mailing Address 401 Olds Hall East Lansing, MI Sports Info. FAX (517) FAX-ON-DEMAND Pivotal Communications is an automated, 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week service that sends the latest media information from Michigan State, the Big Ten Conference and its member institutions to your FAX machine. This service is for media use only. Call Pivotal Communications from the handset of your FAX machine at (800) The conference passcode is 282 (BTC). Select the information by the request numbers listed below. Follow the voice prompts and the information will be transmitted to your FAX machine immediately. Basketball Directory Big Ten Conference 1020 Entire Release 1021 Statistics/Results 1022 Schedule 1023 Standings/Players of the Week/Composite Schedule/Results Michigan State 2020 Entire Release 2021 Statistics/Results 2022 Rosters/Schedule 2023 Latest Game Report Coach Izzo - In his fifth year, Tom Izzo is (.711), (.702) in the Big Ten, as the coach of the Michigan State basketball program. This season, he was the USBWA District Coach of the Year. In 1999, Izzo was named national coach of the year by Basketball Times, while earning similar honors from Associated Press, Basketball News and the USBWA in 98. Izzo owns a record of 10-2 in NCAA Tournament play, 12-4 in post-season tournaments (not including Big Ten Tournament). With the win over Indiana on Jan. 11, Izzo became only the fourth Spartan coach to reach the 100-win mark. Much Too Young To Feel This Old - Although just in his fifth year, Tom Izzo is currently tied for the third-longest coaching tenure in the Big Ten, trailing only Indiana s Bob Knight (entering his 29th season) and Purdue s Gene Keady (20th). Penn State s Jerry Dunn and Wisconsin s Dick Bennett are also in their fifth year. Izzo vs. Ranked Opponents - Since , Tom Izzo has posted a record against foes ranked in the AP top 25. This includes wins in 18 of MSU s last 23 games against ranked opponents. Michigan State is 8-4 this year against ranked teams. Most Points by Izzo-Coached Teams 114, vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 96, vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/28/99) 96, vs. Oakland (11/17/98) 96, vs. Purdue (3/1/98) 95, vs. Iowa (2/6/99) 95, vs. Wright State (12/17/97) 91, vs. Illinois (1/30/00) 90, vs. Western Michigan (11/28/98) Top FG% by Izzo-Coached Teams 64.2%, vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/28/99) 63.9%, vs. E. Tennessee State (12/10/98) 59.7%, vs. Oakland (11/17/98) 58.2%, vs. Wright State (12/17/97) 57.9%, vs. Iowa (2/6/99) 57.1%, vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 56.9%, vs. Central Michigan (11/28/97) 56.5%, vs. Providence (11/25/99) 56.5%, vs. Central Florida (11/27/98) 56.4%, vs. Toledo (11/22/99) 56.4%, vs. Princeton (3/14/98) 56.3%, vs. Northwestern (2/27/96) 56.1%, vs. Temple (11/20/98) Numerical Roster Fewest Points Allowed by Izzo Teams 29, by Northwestern (1/27/00) 33, by Toledo (11/22/99) 33, by Illinois-Chicago (12/13/98) 38, by Valparaiso (3/17/00) 39, by UNC-Asheville (12/30/98) 40, by Wisconsin (1/8/98) 41, by Wisconsin (3/6/99) 41, by Ohio State (2/7/96) Best Defensive FG Efforts by Izzo Teams 17.9%, by Northwestern (1/27/00) 22.0%, by Illinois-Chicago (12/13/98) 23.8%, by Kansas State (12/21/96) 24.6%, by South Florida (12/20/97) 25.0%, by Valparaiso (3/17/00) 26.0%, by Toledo (11/22/99) 27.9%, by Wisconsin (1/8/98) 28.1%, by Iowa (1/8/99) 28.2%, by UNC-Asheville (12/30/98) 29.3%, by Wisconsin (3/6/99) 29.8%, by E. Tennessee State (11/25/96) 30.4%, by Minnesota (3/2/00) 30.8%, by Wisconsin (2/21/98) No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. El./Yr. Hometown Notes 3 Adam Wolfe F Fr./Fr. Westerville, OH Redshirting 10 Brandon Smith G Jr./Sr. Rochester, NY Will see time as a back up point guard 11 David Thomas G/F Jr./Sr. Brampton, ONT Stress fracture in right foot - available for action 12 Mateen Cleaves G Sr./Sr. Flint, MI Big Ten all-time assists leader (811) 14 Charlie Bell G Jr./Jr. Flint, MI Started 101 of 105 games over past three seasons 15 Mat Ishbia G Fr./So. Bloomfield, MI Redshirted in after walking onto the squad 20 Mike Chappell F Jr./Sr. Southfield, MI Sat out season after transferring from Duke 22 Steve Cherry F Jr./Sr. Coldwater, MI Has appeared in 39 games over the past three seasons 23 Jason Richardson G/F Fr./Fr. Saginaw, MI 1999 McDonald s All-American averaging 25.3 ppg 25 Aloysius Anagonye F Fr./Fr. Southfield, MI Stress fracture in right foot - available for action 34 Andre Hutson F Jr./Jr. Trotwood, OH MVP of Coca-Cola Spartan Classic 42 Morris Peterson F Sr./5th Flint, MI MSU s top scorer with 16.6 ppg 43 A.J. Granger F Sr./Sr. Findlay, OH MSU is 21-4 when he scores in double figures 44 Jason Andreas C Fr./Fr. Sugar Creek, OH Redshirting 55 Adam Ballinger F Fr./So. Bluffton, IN Played four games in before taking a medical redshirt

3 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 3 MSU - WIS - UNC - FLA Stat Comparisons Category... MSU... WIS... UNC... FLA Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct Field Goal Pct. Defense Pt. FG Pct Free Throw Pct Rebound Margin Turnovers per game Here s Your Info On Wisconsin Those Pesky Badgers - The eighth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers advanced to Indianapolis by defeating three-higher seeded teams in the West Region. After knocking off Fresno State (66-56) in the first round, the Badgers upset #1-seed Arizona (66-59), #4-seed LSU (61-48) and #6-seed Purdue (64-60). This is Wisconsin s second trip to the Final Four. In 1941, the Badgers won the national championship. Familiar Foe - Michigan State leads the all-time series with Wisconsin by a count of 60-47, including a 2-0 advantage in neutral site games. MSU has won five-straight games and nine of the last 10 in the series. Coach Bennett - Dick Bennett (Ripon, 65) is in his fifth season at Wisconsin, having collected a record in his five years in Madison. Overall, he has a mark in 24 years as a head coach. Swift Hands - The MSU-UW game features two of the all-time steals leaders in Big Ten history. Although only a junior, Badger guard Mike Kelley ranks seventh with 213 career steals. Spartan senior Mateen Cleaves ranks 11th with 193 thefts Stats vs. Wisconsin (3-0) Name PPG FG% FT% 3FG% RPG APG Morris Peterson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye David Thomas Adam Ballinger Probable Starters North Carolina (22-13) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. F - #25 Jason Capel (So., 6-8, 224) F - #42 Kris Lang (So., 6-11, 243) C - #00 Brendan Haywood (Jr., 7-0, 264) blocks G - #5 Ed Cota (Sr., 6-2, 200) G - #40 Joseph Forte (Fr., 6-4, 185) Florida (28-7) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. F - #13 Mike Miller (So., 6-8, 218) F - #00 Brent Wright (Jr., 6-8, 232) C - #50 Udonis Haslem (So., 6-7, 260) G - #12 Justin Hamilton (Fr., 6-3, 192) G - #5 Teddy Dupay (So., 5-10, 175) ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 (March 12) Team ( Record) Pts 1. Duke (27) (27-4) MICHIGAN STATE (1) (26-7) Stanford (2) (26-3) Arizona (26-6) Temple (1) (26-5) Cincinnati (31) (28-2) Iowa State (29-4) Ohio State (22-6) Louisiana State (25-4) Tennessee (24-6) Florida (24-7) St. John s (24-7) Oklahoma (26-6) Syracuse (24-5) Oklahoma State (24-6) Maryland (24-9) Indiana (20-8) Texas (23-8) Tulsa (29-4) Kentucky (22-9) Connecticut (23-9) Auburn (21-9) Illinois (21-9) Purdue (21-9) Miami (Fla.) (21-10) 39 Associated Press Top 25 (March 13) Team ( Record) Pts. 1. Duke (58) (27-4) 1, MICHIGAN STATE (6) (26-7) 1, Stanford (3) (26-3) 1, Arizona (2) (26-6) 1, Temple (26-5) 1, Iowa State (29-4) 1, Cincinnati (1) (28-2) 1, Ohio State (22-6) 1, St. John s (24-7) 1, Louisiana State (25-4) 1, Tennessee (24-6) Oklahoma (26-6) Florida (24-7) Oklahoma State (24-6) Texas (23-8) Syracuse (24-5) Maryland (24-9) Tulsa (29-4) Kentucky (22-9) Connecticut (23-9) Illinois (21-9) Indiana (20-8) Miami (Fla.) (21-10) Auburn (21-9) Purdue (21-9) 100

4 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 4 Big Ten Career Assists No. Player Assists 1. Mateen Cleaves (MSU) Bruce Douglas (ILL) Gary Grant (MICH) 731 MSU Career Assists No. Player Assists 1. Mateen Cleaves Scott Skiles Eric Snow 599 MSU Career Games Played No. Player Games 1. Morris Peterson Antonio Smith Mark Montgomery 126 MSU Career 3-Pt. Field Goals No. Player 3FGs 1. Shawn Respert Kirk Manns Jason Klein Steve Smith Morris Peterson Mateen Cleaves 140 Final Big Ten Conference Standings (through 3/26) Big Ten Tournament Seeds in Parentheses Conference Games All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. (1) Ohio State (2) Michigan State (3) Purdue (4) Illinois (5) Indiana (6) Wisconsin (7) Iowa (8) Michigan (9) Penn State (10) Minnesota (11) Northwestern Here s Your Info On North Carolina Making The Most Of An Opportunity - The eighth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels had their doubters when they were named to the field of 64, but they have sinced quieted their critics by making their way out of the South Region into the Final Four. Along the way the Tar Heels have beaten #9 Missouri (84-70), #1 Stanford (60-53), #4 Tennessee (74-69) and #7 Tulsa (59-55). Coach Guthridge - Bill Guthridge (Kansas State, 60) is in his third year at the helm of the Tar Heel program. Prior to his appointment as head coach, he served for 30 years as an assistant coach under legendary head coach Dean Smith. MSU Career Steals No. Player Steals 1. Mateen Cleaves Scott Skiles Mark Montgomery 168 Big Ten Career Steals No. Player Steals 1. Bruce Douglas (ILL) Gary Grant (MICH) Pat Baldwin (NU) Brian Cardinal (PUR) Kendall Gill (ILL) Melvin Newbern (MINN) Mike Kelley (WIS) Ryan Bowen (IOWA) Jay Burson (OSU) Kenyon Murray (IOWA) Mateen Cleaves (MSU) 193 MSU Career Scoring No. Player Points 1. Shawn Respert 2, Steve Smith 2, Scott Skiles 2, Greg Kelser 2, Jay Vincent 1, Sam Vincent 1, Terry Furlow 1, Mike Robinson 1, Morris Peterson 1, Mateen Cleaves 1,512 NCAA Great Games - Michigan State has played North Carolina twice in the NCAA Tournament, losing in the 1998 Sweet 16 in Greensboro, N.C. and in triple overtime in the 1957 Final Four. Only two other games in Final Four history have gone as many as three overtimes ( St.Joseph s vs. Utah 4ot; UNC - Kansas 3ot). Mo s Tears - It s been well publicized that Mateen Cleaves got emotional while watching his teammates shoot around in the Dean Smith Center the night before this year s Spartan victory in Chapel Hill. Cleaves roommate Morris Peterson lifted his spirits by scoring a then-career high 31 points. At one point in the second half, MSU led by as many as 17 points. Overall, North Carolina leads the series with Michigan State by a 5-2 margin. Old Hat - North Carolina is making its NCAA-record 15th appearance in the Final Four. UNC has played 24 Final Four games (second most in NCAA history) and has won three national titles (1957, 1982, 1993; fourth most in NCAA history). Here s Your Info On Florida Gator Tracks - The fifth-seeded Florida Gators narrowly escaped a first-round upset and then cruised through the East Region. Mike Miller hit a leaning jumper to defeat #12 Butler (69-68) in the first round. The Gators followed with victories over #4 Illinois (93-76), #1 Duke (87-78) and #3 Oklahoma State (77-65). This is just Florida s second trip to the Final Four. In 1994, they lost to Duke (70-65) in the national semifinal game. Coach Donovan - Billy Donovan (Providence, 87) has a record in four seasons at Florida. Overall, he owns a six-year mark of , having spent two seasons at Marshall prior to his arrival in Gainesville.

5 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 5 These Guys Can Coach - Michigan State s Tom Izzo and Florida s Billy Donovan have both been honored this season for their coaching prowess. The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Tom Izzo its District Coach of the Year for District 11. Billy Donovan received similar honors in District 6. Just Like Football - Michigan State and Florida have only met once on the hardwood, with Florida taking a victory on Dec. 30, The Spartans and Gators, however, have met recently on the football field. MSU beat UF, 37-34, in the 2000 OurHouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl when Paul Edinger kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired. The win was the first game for Bobby Williams as head football coach at Michigan State. Basketball coach Tom Izzo journeyed to Orlando to support the Spartans Spartan Double-Doubles Mateen Cleaves -- Season Total: 2 -- Career Total: 14 vs. Illinois (1/30) points, 12 assists vs. Penn State (2/23) points, 10 assists A.J. Granger -- Season Total: 2 -- Career Total: 2 vs. Purdue (2/8) - 17 points, 12 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/12) - 11 points, 11 rebounds Andre Hutson -- Season Total: 7 -- Career Total: 8 vs. Toledo (11/19) - 15 points, 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina (12/1) - 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Howard (12/3) - 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Illinois (1/30) - 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Michigan (2/1) - 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Michigan (3/4) - 15 points, 10 rebounds vs. Iowa State (3/26) - 17 points, 11 rebounds Morris Peterson -- Season Total: 7 -- Career Total: 10 vs. Toledo (11/19) - 19 points, 10 rebounds vs. Kansas (12/7) - 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State (1/20) - 20 points, 11 rebounds vs. Michigan (2/1) - 32 points, 10 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/12) - 18 points, 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State (2/15) - 26 points, 11 rebounds vs. Indiana (2/26) - 11 points, 10 rebounds How About Some New Notes On MSU Spartan Championships Go Through Indianapolis - Michigan State captured its only NCAA Championship in The Final Four was held in Salt Lake City that year, but the Spartans had to win a pair of games in Indianapolis before advancing out of the Mideast Regional. MSU defeated Louisiana State (87-71) and #1- seed Notre Dame (80-68) in Market Square Arena. Against the Fighting Irish, both Greg Kelser (34 points, 13 rebounds) and Earvin Johnson (19 points, 13 assists) recorded double-doubles. One year earlier, MSU defeated Providence (77-63) in the first round of the tournament in Indianapolis. Mr. NCAA - A.J. Granger, who averages 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds for his career, has a 12-game NCAA tournament average of 8.8 points and 3.1 rebounds. Over the past two seasons, the numbers increase to 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds. Granger is a perfect from the free-throw line in tournament play. Five of Granger s 25 double-figure scoring performances have come in the NCAA Tourney. MSU S RECORD WHEN: At home: 14-0 On road: 6-6 Neutral: 10-1 Leading at the half: 28-4 Trailing at the half: 2-3 Tied at halftime: 0-0 Shoot 50% or above from field: 12-1 Shoot less than 50% from field: 18-6 Opp. shoots 50% or above: 1-2 Opp. shoots less than 50%: 29-5 MSU outshoots opp.: 27-2 Opp. outshoots MSU: 3-5 Both teams shoot same from floor: 0-0 MSU outrebounds opp.: 27-6 Opp. outrebounds MSU: 2-0 Rebounds are equal: 1-1 MSU has more turnovers: 14-4 Opp. has more turnovers: 12-2 Turnovers are equal: 4-1 Game decided by 1-5 pts: 2-4 Game decided by 6-10 pts: 4-1 Game decided by pts: 6-2 Game decided by 16+ pts: 18-0 MSU scores less than 60 pts: 4-2 MSU scores pts: 5-3 MSU scores pts: 12-2 MSU scores 80+ pts: 9-0 MSU allows less than 60 pts: 16-1 MSU allows pts: 11-1 MSU allows pts: 3-3 MSU allows 80+ pts: 0-2 MSU in overtime: 1-1 EVEN MORE STATS Largest halftime lead: 30 vs. MVSU Largest halftime deficit: 9 vs. Ohio St. MSU FG% at home: 49.4% MSU FT% at home: 74.1% MSU 3PT% at home: 38.9% MSU FG% on the road/neutral: 46.1% MSU FT% on the road/neutral: 72.7% MSU 3PT% on the road/neutral: 37.3% MSU point avg. at home: 81.6 MSU point avg. on road/neutral: A Spartan March - Michigan State finishes March 2000 with a 9-0 record. Over the past two seasons, MSU has amassed a mark of 16-1 in March. MSU At A Neutral Site - Michigan State is 10-1 this season when playing on a neutral court. The lone loss came to Texas in the Puerto Rico Shootout. One large reason for the success is MSU s 47.3% field-goal percentage, compared to only 39.5% for Spartan opponents. Largest deficit overcome to win: vs. Syracuse (26-40) Largest lead surrendered in a loss: --15 vs. Texas (38-23) and Kentucky (26-11)

6 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 6 MSU Honors And Awards Tom Izzo NABC District 11 Coach of the Year USBWA District V Coach of the Year Charlie Bell All-Big Ten Third Team (Media) All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches) All-Great Eight Team Puerto Rico Shootout All-Tournament Coca Cola Classic All-Tournament Mateen Cleaves All-Midwest Region Team All-Big Ten Tournament Team All-Big Ten First Team (Media) All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches) Wooden Award Finalist Naismith Award Finalist Sporting News All-America (1st Team) AP All-America (2nd Team) Basketball Times All-America (2nd Team) NABC All-America (3rd Team) NABC All-District 11 USBWA All-District A.J. Granger All-Midwest Region Team Andre Hutson All-Midwest Region Team Coca-Cola Classic MVP Morris Peterson Midwest Region MVP Big Ten Coaches Player of the Year Big Ten Tournament MVP All-Big Ten Tournament Team All-Big Ten First Team (Media) All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches) Sporting News All-America (1st Team) AP All-America (2nd Team) USBWA All-America (2nd Team) NABC All-America (2nd Team) NABC All-District 11 USBWA All-District Wooden Award Finalist Naismith Award Finalist USBWA Player of the Year Finalist Puerto Rico Shootout All-Tournament Coca Cola Classic All-Tournament A Few Tournament Notes The Road To Indy Paved With Late Game Runs - After an easy first-round game victory over Valparaiso, MSU has used late game scoring runs to claim victory. Against Utah, MSU closed the game on a run after being tied at 45 with 14:15 remaining. In the Sweet 16, the Spartans used a 17-0 run over the final 5:55 to claim a victory. Finally, MSU rallied from a seven-point deficit to defeat Iowa State, 75-64, thanks to a 23-5 run over the last 5:49. Where Are All The Upsets? - While the 2000 NCAA Tournament has had its fair share of upsets, Michigan State s journey to the Final Four has been unaffected by the underdogs. MSU has played the highest possible seed in each game, defeating #16 Valparaiso, #8 Utah, #4 Syracuse and #2 Iowa State en route to Indianapolis. We re (the only) #1 (seed left in the NCAA Tournament) - With Duke, Stanford and Arizona all being knocked out before the Elite Eight, the Spartans were the only #1 seed to advance to the Final Four. Since the tournament was first seeded in 1979, at least #1 seed has advanced to the Final Four every season except This year marks only the eighth time that only one #1 seed remains. In four of the previous seven instances and four of the last five, the lone #1 seed captured the championship. MSU In The NCAA Tournament - Michigan State is making its 14th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, with a record of in its 14 tournaments. MSU is making its fourth trip to the Final Four (1957, 1979, 1999 and 2000) and captured the national championship in MSU As A No. 1-Seed - Since the 1979 NCAA Tournament, when the teams were first given seeds, Michigan State has held a No. 1 seed on three occasions (1990, 1999 and 2000). In 1990, the Spartans escaped a first-round upset with a victory over No. 16-seed Murray State. They would lose to Georgia Tech, 81-80, in an overtime game in the Sweet 16. Last season, the Spartans made their way to the Final Four as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region. A Tournament Run Worthy Of A Recap - Michigan State advanced to the 1999 Final Four, marking only the third national semifinal appearance in school history. Earning a number one seed in the Midwest Region, the Spartans secured first- and second-round victories over Mount St. Mary s (76-53) and Mississippi (74-66). MSU defeated Oklahoma, 54-46, in the Sweet Sixteen before beating Kentucky, 73-66, to move to the Final Four. In St. Petersburg, MSU fell to Duke, Morris Peterson was named Outstanding Player of the Midwest Regional. Here s The Other Stuff Defense And Balance Key To Winning Streak - Michigan State has won ninestraight games thanks in part to great team defense and a balanced scoring attack. During this stretch, MSU opponents are averaging 55.4 points on 36.5% field-goal percentage, 27.0% from three-point range. Meanwhile, five Spartans are averaging double-figures in scoring (Peterson , Cleaves , Granger , Hutson , Bell ). Getting Defensive - While the offense attracts a lot of attention, the secret to MSU s success lies on the defensive end of the floor. Through 37 games, Spartan opponents are averaging 59.0 ppg with a field-goal percentage of 39.3 (30.0% from three-point range). MSU ranks ninth in the nation in scoring defense. Only three opponents have shot over 50% from the field this season. Jason Richardson Coca Cola Classic All-Tournament Meet The Flintstones - Flint, Mich., natives Charlie Bell, Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson have been a three-man wrecking crew over the last 13 games. The trio is averaging 42.9 points (Peterson , Cleaves , Bell ) during that stretch.

7 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 7 Putting On The Defensive Clamps - MSU s late game defense is a big reason Coaches All-Big Ten the Spartans won the Big Ten Tournament. MSU held Wisconsin without a field goal First Team for the last 5:29 of the game. Iowa scored three field goals in the last 1:13, after Morris Peterson (MSU) going the prior 5:41 without one. Illinois scored three field goals in the last 1:57 after Mateen Cleaves (MSU) (tie) going the prior 4:18 without a make. The trend has continued in the NCAA Tournament as the Spartans held Syracuse without a basket over the last 5:55 and only Michael Redd (OSU) Scoonie Penn (OSU) one in the last 8:02. MSU advanced to the Final Four by holding Iowa State to only A.J. Guyton (IND) Jarrett Stephens (PSU) (tie) one field goal in the final 4:51. An Even 20 - Michigan State recorded its third-consecutive 20-win season for the first time in school history with a win over Wisconsin on Feb. 19. In its 101 seasons of playing basketball, MSU has posted win records. Coaches Are Smart - Morris Peterson was named Big Ten Player of the Year by the league s coaches. He is joined on the first team by teammate Mateen Cleaves. Cleaves and Peterson were also voted first-team All-Big Ten by the media, but Indiana s A.J. Guyton took home MVP honors. Charlie Bell was selected thirdteam all-conference by the coaches and media. He s Back - Since his return to the starting lineup 22 games ago, Mateen Cleaves has shown why he is the catalyst for the Spartans. Over the last 22 games, he is averaging a team-high 32.4 minutes, 12.5 points and 7.5 assists. Cleaves 7.8 assists in conference games led the Big Ten. He earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 21. And He s Playing His Best Ball - Over the last 13 games, Mateen Cleaves has been back in All-America form. During this stretch he is averaging 14.2 points, 7.4 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 44% (64-144) from the floor, 42% from threepoint range (23-55). Second Team Brian Cardinal (PUR) Cory Bradford (ILL) Kirk Haston (IND) Ken Johnson (OSU) Joe Crispin (PSU) Third Team Charlie Bell (MSU) George Reese (OSU) Dean Oliver (IOWA) Mike Robinson (PUR) Michael Lewis (IND) Player Of The Year Morris Peterson Freshmen Of The Year Brian Cook (ILL) LaVell Blanchard (UM) Defensive Player Of The Year Ken Johson (OSU) Mo Cleaves Giveth And Mo Cleaves Taketh Away - Mateen Cleaves now owns the MSU career record for steals (193) and assists (811). Illinois Bruce Douglas, Michigan s Gary Grant and Northwestern s Patrick Baldwin are the other Big Ten players to own both career records at their respective schools. Lending A Helping Hand - Mateen Cleaves (811 career assists) passed Illinois Bruce Douglas (765) into first place on the Big Ten career assists chart with his 20- assist performance in the regular-season finale against Michigan. Cleaves passed Michigan s Gary Grant (731) for second place with 10 assists at Penn State. Mo Pete Loves The Big Ten - Morris Peterson was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 6. This was the second time this year that Peterson was so honored, having also been selected on Jan. 9. Peterson is the only Big Ten player to rank among the top 10 in scoring (5th, 17.2 ppg), rebounding (4th, 7.4 rpg), field-goal percentage (5th,.457) and 3-point field-goal percentage (8th,.373) in conference games. Overall, he leads the conference in three-point shooting at.435%. A Special Class - Over the past four years, the current senior class of Steve Cherry, Mateen Cleaves, A.J. Granger and Morris Peterson have played a major role in the resurgence of Michigan State basketball. Their list of accomplishments includes three regular-season Big Ten Championships, two Big Ten Tournament Championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the Final Four. This group has a four-year record of (.761), the most wins amassed by one senior class in Michigan State history. Go, Go, Power Granger Midway through the season, the Spartans experimented with A.J. Granger coming off the bench as a sixth man. Since returning to the starting lineup 16 games ago, Granger is averaging 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds. MSU is 21-4 when Granger scores in double figures. Media All-Big Ten First Team Morris Peterson (MSU) Mateen Cleaves (MSU) Scoonie Penn (OSU) A.J. Guyton (IND) Jarrett Stephens (PSU) Second Team Michael Redd (OSU) Brian Cardinal (PUR) Cory Bradford (ILL) Kirk Haston (IND) Joe Crispin (PSU) Third Team Charlie Bell (MSU) Ken Johnson (OSU) George Reese (OSU) Mike Robinson (PUR) LaVell Blanchard (MICH) Honorable Mention Dean Oliver (IOWA) Michael Lewis (IND) Player Of The Year A.J. Guyton (IND) Freshman Of The Year LaVell Blanchard (UM) Coach Of The Year Gene Keady (PUR)

8 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 8 It s All About Boardwork - In the most recent NCAA statistics (Mar. 13), MSU s rebounding margin of 12.9 ranked first in the nation. Michigan State has outrebounded 33 opponents and has only been outrebounded twice (by Wisconsin (2/19) and Iowa State (3/25)). Through 37 games, MSU has a rebound advantage of 1447 (39.1) (27.4). In Fact, It s So Much About Boardwork That We Provide More Stats - *In the Spartans 30 victories, MSU is outrebounding opponents , an average of *In the seven losses, the count is , an average of *The Spartans have a rebound advantage of in conference games. *MSU owns a rebounding advantage of at home. *MSU owns a rebounding advantage of away from East Lansing. *MSU has held four opponents to 20 or fewer rebounds. *In Tom Izzo s tenure, MSU has outrebounded 138 of 166 opponents, posting a record in those games. Rebounding All The Way Into The Record Books - Michigan State finished the Big Ten regular season with a rebounding margin of +14.7, smashing the old Big Ten mark of 12.6 set by Iowa in Hitting The Offensive Glass - Michigan State leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounds with 13.4 per game, 13.9 in conference games. Andre Hutson (84 off. reb.) and Morris Peterson (75) lead the team, but close behind is freshman Jason Richardson (58). MSU Rebounds vs. Opponent Points - The Valparaiso game marked the sixth time this season the Spartans had more rebounds (39) than their opponent had points (38). The same also happened against Minnesota (45 reb., 43 points), Wisconsin (50 reb., 44 pts.), Toledo (45 reb., 33 pts.), Howard (54 reb., 45 pts.) and Northwestern (42 reb., 29 pts.). Shooting For 70 - When Michigan State scores 70 points, chances are, it is going to win. The Spartans are 21-2 this season when scoring 70 points or more, with the only losses coming to Texas (81-74) and at Indiana (81-79) in overtime. Conversely, MSU is only 9-5 when failing to reach the 70-point mark. Big Ten Tournament Recap - For the second-straight year, Michigan State followed up a regular-season conference title with a Big Ten Tournament championship. In winning three games against Iowa (75-65), Wisconsin (55-46) and Illinois (76-61), the Spartans never trailed by more than two points and did not trail in the second half of any game. Morris Peterson averaged 18.0 points and 5.7 rebounds to earn Big Ten Tournament MVP honors. Mateen Cleaves was also named to the all-tournament team. C-Bell Hits A Grand - With 12 points against Syracuse, Charlie Bell became the 29th Spartan to score 1,000 career points. Teammates Morris Peterson and Mateen Cleaves have already reached the 1,000-point plateau. A Real Fab Five - With 13 points against Utah, Morris Peterson (1,547 points, 636 rebounds) became just the fifth player in Michigan State history to record 1,500 points and 600 rebounds. The other four players are Steve Smith (2,263, 740), Greg Kelser (2,014, 1092), Jay Vincent (1,914, 709) and Terry Furlow (1,777, 632). The 700(+100) Club - With five assists against Utah, Mateen Cleaves (811 assists) became just the 22nd player in NCAA history to record 800 career assists. This season, Arkansas State s Chico Fletcher, Oklahoma State s Doug Gottlieb and North Carolina s Ed Cota have reached 800 career assists. Three-Peat For Mo Pete - With the win over Michigan in the regular-season finale, the Spartans grabbed a share of a thirdstraight Big Ten Championship. This is the first time for Michigan State to win three-straight titles. Only seven schools in Big Ten history have won three consecutive regular season championships for a total of eight different times. (Chicago ; Wisconsin ; Purdue and ; Ohio State ; Michigan ; Indiana ; Michigan State ). No Shame In Sharing - For anyone who would discount MSU s three-straight conference championships because the titles were not won outright, consider the following fact. Only three times in Big Ten Conference history has a team won threestraight outright titles (Wisconsin , Ohio State and Purdue ). Overall, there have been eight three-time champions. Fast Starts - Michigan State has outscored its opponents in the first half this season, for an average halftime score of By comparison, the Spartans are outscoring opponents in the second half by a total of only 178 points, an average of

9 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 9 Trend Reversed In NCAA - In the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans have used strong second halves to claim victory. MSU is outscoring opponents in the first half, but holds a advantage in the second half, an average of In Good Hands - Turnovers have been a major concern for the Spartans this season as the team is averaging 14.6 per game. Things are improving, however, as MSU has only 10.0 per game in the last eight contests. Limiting turnovers is key because over the past four seasons MSU has a 47-7 record when turning the ball over fewer times than its opponent. Block Party - Junior forward Andre Hutson currently ranks eighth on MSU s career blocked shots list with 58 rejections. In , Hutson shared the team lead of 22 blocks with Morris Peterson. He is fourth this season with 12 rejections. Blocked Shots No. Years 1. Matt Steigenga Ken Johnson Kevin Willis DuJuan Wiley Quinton Brooks Mike Peplowski Anthony Miller Andre Hutson SA 9. Ron Charles Richard Mudd Moving On Up - Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson are currently ranked among the top-10 scorers in MSU history. Peterson (ninth, 1,547 points) and Cleaves (10th, 1,512 points) will now battle each other as Mike Robinson s 1,717 points at eighth place are out of reach. Looking For Some Filler Material? Old Notes That You ve Seen Before But Are Worth Repeating Bouncing Back - MSU has suffered seven losses this season. After all seven losses, the Spartans have answered defeat with a convincing win. In those six games, Michigan State s average margin of victory is 24 points, with the closest game being a 10- point victory over then No. 2-ranked North Carolina, The last time that MSU lost consecutive games was Dec. 2 and Dec. 5 of 1998 when the Spartans fell to Duke and Connecticut. Free Trips To Europe - After arriving at the Breslin Center at 3 am on Sunday morning after the Arizona game, the Spartans concluded a grueling span of the non-conference season that saw them play nine games in 20 days. Round trip distances to game locations included: 4,000 to Puerto Rico, 1,100 to North Carolina, 350 to Chicago and 3,200 to Arizona (Total travel - 8,650 miles). Travel Woes - On two different occasions this season Michigan State s travel experiences have not gone exactly as planned. After the Jan. 8 game at Iowa, the Spartans sat at the airport and on the plane for one hour waiting for fog to lift. When that never happened, the team spent the night in Cedar Rapids before flying out the next morning. Then on Feb. 19, the Spartans waited at the Madison airport until four in the morning after a deicing truck bumped into the plane, creating a whole series of delays. The team returned to the airport at 10 am only to wait around until 1:30 to depart. The team arrived back in East Lansing at 3:30. Travel problems, however, does not effect the team s play. In both instances, the Spartans won their Tuesday night game after getting back on a Sunday afternoon. Stingy On The Glass - After only outrebounding Arizona by three, Michigan State returned to its dominating ways on the glass against Oakland, posting a rebound advantage. The 12 rebounds by the Golden Grizzlies were the fewest by a Spartan opponent since December 30, 1989, when Michigan State outrebounded Princeton, 27-11, en route to a victory. Beating The Champs - With Muhammad Ali in the audience, Michigan State defeated defending national champion Connecticut, 85-66, on Feb. 5, in the Breslin Center. The win marked Michigan State s first home victory over a ranked non-conference opponent since MSU beat #20 Notre Dame, 85-82, on Jan. 20, MSU also improved to 6-11 against defending national champions, including 4-3 at East Lansing where the Spartans have won four-straight games against NCAA champions. Back Before Color TV - On Jan. 27, Michigan State s defense held Northwestern to seven field goals and 29 total points. To find similar numbers in the record book, it s necessary to go back a half century. The last time MSU held an opponent to only seven field goals was its inaugural year in the Big Ten when Wisconsin won on Feb. 24, The 29 points scored by Northwestern were the fewest ever by a Big Ten opponent. The Spartans last held an opponent under 30 points when they defeated Mississippi State, 74-28, on Dec. 29, The Breslin Advantage: It s Awesome - MSU has won a school-record 28 consecutive games in the Breslin Center. Under Coach Izzo, the Spartans have amassed a home record. Since the facility opened in 1989, MSU has posted a record of (.835) (61-7 vs. non-conference opponents and vs. conference foes). The 28-game streak is the second-longest current streak in Division I. This year, MSU s average margin of victory at home was 25 points.

10 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 10 SPARTAN POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Anagonye Ballinger Bell Chappell Cleaves Granger Hutson Peterson Richardson Smith Thomas Toledo DNP Providence DNP South Carolina DNP DNP Texas DNP North Carolina DNP DNP Howard DNP EMU DNP Kansas DNP DNP Arizona DNP Oakland DNP Kentucky DNP Miss. Valley St DNP DNP Wright State DNP Penn State DNP Iowa Indiana Ohio State Northwestern Northwestern DNP DNP Illinois DNP Michigan Connecticut Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State DNP Wisconsin DNP Penn State Indiana DNP Minnesota DNP DNP Michigan DNP DNP Iowa DNP DNP Wisconsin DNP DNP DNP Illinois DNP DNP Valparaiso Utah DNP Syracuse DNP DNP Iowa State SPARTAN STARTERS Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward Toledo Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Providence Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson South Carolina Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Texas Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson North Carolina Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Howard Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson EMU Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Kansas Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Arizona Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Oakland Chappell Thomas Hutson Granger Richardson Kentucky Bell Thomas Hutson Granger Peterson Miss. Valley St. Bell Richardson Hutson Granger Peterson Wright State Bell Richardson Hutson Granger Peterson Penn State Bell Chappell Anagonye Granger Peterson Iowa Bell Chappell Hutson Granger Peterson Indiana Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Ohio State Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Northwestern Bell Cleaves Hutson Anagonye Peterson Northwestern Bell Cleaves Hutson Anagonye Peterson Illinois Bell Cleaves Hutson Anagonye Peterson Michigan Bell Cleaves Hutson Anagonye Peterson Connecticut Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Purdue Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Wisconsin Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Ohio State Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Wisconsin Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Penn State Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Indiana Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Minnesota Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Michigan Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Iowa Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Wisconsin Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Illinois Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Valparaiso Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Utah Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Syracuse Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson Iowa State Bell Cleaves Hutson Granger Peterson BATTLE OF THE BENCHES Final MSU Bench Pts Opp. Bench Pts +/- Toledo Providence South Carolina Texas North Carolina Howard EMU Kansas Arizona Oakland Kentucky Miss. Valley St Wright State Penn State Iowa Indiana Ohio State Northwestern Northwestern Illinois Michigan Connecticut Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Indiana Minnesota Michigan Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Valparaiso Utah Syracuse Iowa State

11 Game 1 Michigan State 77 - Toledo 33 Nov. 22, East Lansing, Mich. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 1 Totals Toledo FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Robierre Cullars Greg Stempin Albert Wilson Chad Kamstra Justin Hall Nick Moore Brooks Miller Sammy Bacino Rory Jones Craig Rogers Team 7 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Tom Rucker, Ted Hillary, Jim Jenkins EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Spartans won their 23rd-consecutive season opener. Morris Peterson (19 pts., 10 rbs.) and Andre Hutson (15 pts., 10 rbs.) each posted a double-double. MSU held Toledo to only 26% shooting while connecting on 56.4% of its shot attempts. The 45-point margin of victory was the second largest for Michigan State in the history of the Breslin Center. The Spartans used a 16-1 first-half run to build a 28-7 lead. MSU also held Toledo scoreless for the last 7:54 of the game. MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 11 Game 2 Michigan State 82 - Providence 58 Nov. 25, San Juan, P.R. David Thomas Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Mat Ishbia Team 4 Totals Providence FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Erron Maxey Marcus Jefferson David Murray Jamaal Camah Abdul Mills Chris Rogers Donta Wade Romuald Augustin Mark Jarrell-Wright Llewellyn Cole Team 5 Totals Attendance: 875 Halftime: MSU Officials: Phil Bova, J.D. Collins, Carlos Tarrats BAYAMON, P.R. - MSU jumped out to an early 7-0 lead behind five points from Charlie Bell. With 2:05 remaining in the half, Spartan turnovers allowed the Friars to cut the lead to 31-29, but MSU would close the half on a 7-0 run to lead at the break.in the second half, the Spartans scored the first nine points to claim a lead. Providence would never draw any closer than 16 points.morris Peterson led the Spartans with 18 points. Charlie Bell added 15 points and a career-high eight assists. Game 3 Michigan State 59 - South Carolina 56 Nov. 26, San Juan, P.R. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 5 Totals South Carolina FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Damien Kinloch Antonio Grant Marius Petravicius Aaron Licas Herbert Lee Davis David Ross Ivan Howell Travis Kraft Chuck Eidson Tony Kitchings Team 2 Totals Attendance: 897 Halftime: MSU Officials: Steve Skyles, Mark Massious, Anibal Garcia BAYAMON, P.R. - Early on it looked like another easy Spartan victory as they took a 12-point lead into halftime behind 15 points from Morris Peterson. South Carolina, however, was not ready to conceed, cutting the lead to two, seven minutes into the second half. Charlie Bell scored on a layup at 12:32. The Spartans would not score again until Bell hit a three pointer at 7:07. Fortunately, USC had trouble scoring as well and could only take a one-point lead, MSU s first deficit of the year. Down the stretch, MSU took a lead, but two three pointers by Herbert Lee Davis cut the lead to one. With one minute left, Andre Hutson hit two free throws. South Carolina would have two more chances but came up empty both times. Game 4 Michigan State 74 - Texas 81 Nov. 27, San Juan, P.R. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 5 Totals Texas FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Gabe Muoneke Chris Owen Chris Mihm Ivan Wagner William Clay Chris McColpin Darren Kelly Chris Ogden Team 7 Totals Attendance: 830 Halftime: MSU Officials: Carlos Tarrats, Steve Skyles, Phil Bova BAYAMON, P.R. - Michigan State suffered its first loss of the season in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Shootout.The Spartans started strong, surging to a lead with just over one minute left in the first half, behind 13 points from Andre Hutson. Texas, however, would end the half on an 8-0 run, cutting the Spartan lead to seven. With 14:50 remaining, Texas took the lead for the first time since the opening minutes. Morris Peterson, plagued by foul trouble for much of the game, hit two three pointers down the stretch but Texas William Clay and Ivan Wagner each answered with a three of their own. In the end, Texas used 9-13 shooting from three-point range to earn the tournament title. Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell were each named to the all-tournament squad.

12 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 12 Game 5 Michigan State 86 - North Carolina 76 Dec. 1, Chapel Hill, N.C. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Mike Chappell Aloysius Anagonye Jason Richardson Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals North Carolina FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Max Owens Jason Capel Brendan Haywood Joseph Forte Ed Cota Terrence Newby Kris Lang Brian Bersticker Orlando Melendez Jonathan Holmes Michael Brooker Team 2 Totals Attendance: 21,572 Halftime: MSU Officials: Larry Rose, Duke Edsall, Bryan Kersey CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Spartans defeated North Carolina in the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge.The Spartans took a halftime lead behind 17 points from Morris Peterson. The second half saw MSU increase its lead to 17 at with 11:51 remaining. UNC, however, would not give up and after a technical on the MSU bench, the lead was cut to six points with just over four minutes left. MSU would then score the next seven points, including five by Peterson to increase the lead to a comfortable 13-point margin. For the game, Peterson finished with 31 points as MSU handed UNC its first loss in a home opener since Game 6 Michigan State 75 - Howard 45 Dec. 3, East Lansing, Mich. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 0 Totals Howard FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Jermaine Holliway Jonathan Stokes Bryen Alvin Antonio Michell Ron Williamson Lungi Okoko Aquil Bayyan Nick Dodson Team 5 1 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Steve Welmer, Mike Sanzere, Sid Rodeheffer EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State soundly defeated Howard in the first game of the Coca-Cola Spartan Classic, Trailing 7-6 at the 16:36 mark, MSU would go on a 22-2 run over the next 12:35 to gain a comfortable 28-9 advantage. The second half saw more of the same Spartan domination, as the lead surged to 37 at one point. Highlighting the Spartan performance was a double-double for Andre Hutson (14 pts., 10 reb.), his second in as many games. Charlie Bell (11 pts., 9 reb.) was just one rebound shy of his first career-double-double. Jason Richardson also thrilled the crowd with his dunks, en route to a career-high 16 points. Game 7 Michigan State 74 - Eastern Michigan 57 Dec. 4, East Lansing, Mich. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 4 Totals Eastern Michigan FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Adam Hess Tyson Radney Calvin Warner Avin Howard Corey Tarrant C.J. Grantham DeSean Hadley Mosi Barnes Larry Fisher Ryan Prillman Dante Darling Craig Erquhart Melvin Hicks Rod Wells Solomon McGee Team 4 1 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Steve Welmer, Mike Sanzere, Tom Clark EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State captured its fourth consecutive Coca-Cola Spartan Classic and its 14th title in 18 tournaments. Andre Hutson was named Tournament MVP, while Morris Peterson, Charlie Bell and Jason Richardson were on the all-tournament team. Game 8 Michigan State 66 - Kansas 54 Dec. 7, Chicago, Ill. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 4 Totals Kansas FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Nick Collison Nick Bradford Eric Chenowith Kenny Gregory Jeff Boschee Drew Gooden Kirk Hinrich Jeff Carey Marlon London Ashante Johnson Luke Axtell Team 5 Totals Attendance: 13,127 Halftime: MSU Officials: Karl Hess, Bob Donato, Leslie Jones CHICAGO, Ill. -- Making its third appearance in the Great Eight, Michigan State defeated the fifth-ranked Jayhawks, 66-54, behind a season-high 21 points from Charlie Bell and a 10 point, 10 rebound effort from Morris Peterson. MSU jumped to an early 5-0 lead on a three-pointer and layup by Bell and never trailed. The Spartans took a lead into the half. The second half started the same way the first half had ended and MSU built a lead with 14:25 remaining. Kansas would go on a 19-2 run, cutting the lead to six points with 6:44 left. But the Spartans responded by scoring six straight points to increase the lead to double digits where it would remain for the duration of the game.

13 Game 9 Michigan State 68 - Arizona 79 Dec. 11, Tucson, Ariz. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger David Thomas Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 4 Totals Arizona FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Justin Wessel Richard Jefferson Michael Wright Jason Gardner Rick Anderson Gilbert Arenas Loren Woods Luke Walton Robertas Javtokas Team 3 Totals Attendance: 14,441 Halftime: Arizona Officials: Ed Hightower, Art McDonald, Ron Zetcher TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona got off to a quick start, leading by 19 at one point, The Spartans would respond with an 18-2 run, cutting the lead to three at At the half, the Wildcats owned a advantage as Charlie Bell s 13 first-half points paced the Spartans. For the first 10 minutes of the second half, the two teams basically traded baskets as the Spartans could never tie the game and Arizona could not reclaim a doubledigit advantage. At 8:21, Jason Richardson reverse-slammed a missed shot as the Spartans drew even at 59. Arizona s Loren Woods would answer with three straight baskets as the Wildcats went on a 12-2 run over the next five minutes and outscored MSU, 20-9, to close the game. MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 13 Game 10 Michigan State 86 - Oakland 51 Dec. 18, East Lansing, Mich. Mike Chappell Andre Hutson A.J. Granger David Thomas Jason Richardson Brandon Smith Charlie Bell Mat Ishbia Steve Cherry Aloysius Anagonye Morris Peterson Adam Ballinger Totals Oakland FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Myke Thom Jason Rozycki Sebastien Bellin Mychal Covington Steve Houston Steve Reynolds Ryan Williams Jeff Mullett Jon Champagne Team 1 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Sid Rodeheffer, Sam Lickliter, Jerry Sauder EAST LANSING, Mich. -- After a week of finals, Michigan State returned to action with a 35-point victory over Oakland. Charlie Bell led the Spartans with 20 points, marking the third-straight contest with at least 20 points. With 10:00 left in the first half, the score was tied at 18, before the Spartans would go on a 10-0 run over the next 5:05 to take control of the contest. A Bell three-pointer at the first half buzzer gave MSU a lead. Michigan State scored the first five points of the second half and never led by less than 16 after that. Mike Chappell scored a career-high 19 points and tied a career-high with 6 rebounds.the Spartans owned a edge on the glass, holding an opponent to the lowest rebound total since Game 11 Michigan State 58 - Kentucky 60 Dec. 23, Lexington, Ky. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson David Thomas Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 4 1 Totals Kentucky FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Tayshaun Prince Desmond Allison Jamaal Magloire Keith Bogans Saul Smith J.P. Blevins Todd Tackett Marvin Stone Jules Camara Team 2 Totals Attendance: 23,318 Halftime: MSU Officials: Jim Burr, Tom Clark, Mike Sansere LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Michigan State lost its first game to an unranked opponent for the first time in two seasons, falling to Kentucky, The game started in promising fashion for the Spartans as they jumped to a lead with 6:13 remaining in the first half. MSU would score only two more points in the half and led by only one at the half. In the second half, MSU once again got off to a good start, taking a lead with 15:32 remaining. Midway through the half the two teams exchanged two threepoint field goals each, with MSU still holding a four point lead, UK would then score the next seven points to take its first lead since 2-0. The Wildcats would increase the lead to seven at MSU would cut the lead to and had two chances to tie in the final seconds, but missed on both opportunities. Game 12 Michigan State 96 - Mississippi Valley State 63 Dec. 28, East Lansing, Mich. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Charlie Bell Jason Richardson Brandon Smith Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 1 Totals Miss. Valley St. FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN James Nelson D Jamal Jackson Henry Jordan Marcus Metcalf Dewayne Jefferson Ashley Robinson Mario Edwards Dante Thornton Johnny Dotson Jamar Blackmon Keith Williams Derrick McInnis Team 3 1 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Phil Bova, Art McDonald, Glenn Mayborg EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State scored the first 16 points of the game en route to a 28-4 lead. At one point in the first half, Mike Chappell scored 11 straight points. The closest the Delta Devils would get during the rest of the game would be 24 points. At one point, the Spartan lead reached 42 points in the second half. Michigan State s 64.2 FG% was the highest by an Izzo-coached team, while the 96 points tied the most by an Izzo squad. Charlie Bell set a career high with 11 assists while Andre Hutson chipped in a season-best 19 points.

14 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 14 Game 13 Michigan State 49 - Wright State 53 Dec. 30, Dayton, Ohio Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Charlie Bell Jason Richardson Brandon Smith David Thomas Mike Chappell Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 1 Totals Wright State FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Kevin Melson Thomas Hope Bruno Petersons Tyson Freeman Joe Bills Israel Sheinfeld Marcus May Louis Holmes Team 1 Totals Attendance: 9,413 Halftime: MSU Officials: Jerry Petro, Mike Sanzere, Tom Clark DAYTON, Ohio -- The Raiders got off to a fast start, scoring the first 10 points of the game. MSU would score the next seven, but WSU went on an 11-5 run to lead with 8:38 remaining in the half. The Spartans would respond with a 20-5 run to take a lead into halftime, behind 13 firsthalf points from Ohio native A.J. Granger. In the second half, the Spartans would lead by as many as eight with 13:38 left, but would tie the game at 44 with 7:03 remaining. A Mike Chappell three-point field goalat 4:44 gave the Spartans a lead, but also proved to be the last MSU field goal of the game as the Spartans fell, For the game, MSU would shoot 32.7% from the field, including 20.8% (5-24) in the second half. Granger finished with a career-high 17 points. Game 14 Michigan State 76 - Penn State 63 Jan. 5, East Lansing, Mich. Aloysius Anagonye Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Charlie Bell Mike Chappell David Thomas Mateen Cleaves Jason Richardson Andre Hutson Adam Ballinger Team 3 Totals Penn State FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Jarrett Stephens Titus Ivory Carl Jackson Joe Crispin Jon Crispin Brandon Watkins Gyasi Cline-Heard Tyler Smith Marcus Banta Team 3 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Ed Hightower, Phil Bova, Tom Clark EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State defeated Penn State in the Big Ten opener and with the victory notched its 19th-straight victory over a conference opponent. The game also marked the first action of the season for Mateen Cleaves. At the 15:08 mark of the first half, Cleaves checked in for the first time, receiving a standing ovation from the crowds. 29 seconds later, Cleaves connected on his first field-goal attempt of the season. Cleaves presence sparked MSU to an early 20-9 lead, but Penn State fought back to cut the lead to at the half. Early in the second half, both teams exchanged baskets, with MSU leading with 16:17 remaining. The Spartans then went on a 13-2 run to claim a lead. Game 15 Michigan State 75 - Iowa 53 Jan. 8, Iowa City, Iowa Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Charlie Bell Mike Chappell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mateen Cleaves Mat Ishbia Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 4 2 Totals Iowa FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Rob Griffin Duez Henderson Jacob Jaacks Dean Oliver Kyle Galloway Jason Price Joe Fermino Marcelo Gomes Ryan Luehrsmann Rod Thompson Jason Smith John Carl Williams Team 3 Totals Attendance: 15,500 Halftime: MSU Officials: Gene Monje, Mike Sanzere, Paul Janssen IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Michigan State won its eight straight conference road game and 20th Big Ten game. MSU jumped out to leads of 11-0, 19-2 and en route to a halftime lead. Morris Peterson scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the first half. The Hawkeyes could never get closer than 14 points in the second half. Mateen Cleaves registered three assists to tie Scott Skiles for the MSU career lead. MSU held Iowa to 28% shooting from the floor, 11% from three-point range. Game 16 Michigan State 77 - Indiana 71 - OT Jan. 11, Bloomington, Ind. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 6 Totals Indiana FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Dane Fife Jeffrey Newton Kirk Haston Michael Lewis A.J. Guyton Luke Jimenez Kyle Hornsby Larry Richardson Jarrad Odle Lynn Washington Team 3 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Tom Rucker, Steve Welmer, Jody Sylvester EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Tom Izzo recorded his 100th-career win and Mateen Cleaves became MSU s all-time assist leader on what proved to be a very special night. After one half, MSU led 31-28, thanks to Charlie Bell s 15 first-half points. In the second half, MSU would lead by as many as seven, but Indiana grabbed a seven-point lead with 2:45 remaining. The Spartans, however, would rally and send the game into overtime on a three-point shot by Morris Peterson with 11.3 seconds left. Michigan State would score the first five points of the overtime period en route to its 21ststraight win at home and in the conference.

15 Game 17 Michigan State 67 - Ohio State 78 Jan. 20, Columbus, Ohio Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 1 Totals Ohio State FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Cobe Ocokoljic Ken Johnson Scoonie Penn Brian Brown Michael Redd Brent Darby Boban Savovic George Reese Will Dudley Team 2 Totals Attendance: 19,100 Halftime: OSU Officials: Ed Hightower, Tom O Neill, Jody Silvester COLUMBUS, Ohio -- MSU s 21-game conference winning streak and eightgame conference road win streak were snapped in Columbus. The first half lived up to the pregame hype as the teams battled back and forth with neither team taking a larger lead than five points through the first 17 minutes. At the 4:10 mark, Cleaves picked up his second foul with MSU trailing by two points. OSU ended the half on an 11-4 run. In the second half, the Buckeyes would lead by as many as 13, but the Spartans cut the lead to six with 2:11 remaining, but could not cut into the lead any further. Morris Peterson had his third double-double of the season, leading the team in rebounding and scoring. MSU s bench was outscored MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 15 Game 18 Michigan State 69 - Northwestern 45 Jan. 22, East Lansing, Mich. Aloysius Anagonye Morris Peterson Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson A.J. Granger Adam Ballinger Team 1 Totals Northwestern FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Steve Lepore Jason Burke Brody Deren Ben Johnson Collier Drayton Winston Blake David Newman Tavaras Hardy Aaron Jennings Team 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Rick Hartzell, Sid Rodeheffer, Terry Anderson EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State opened the game with a 14-0 run over the first 9:33. After that, Northwestern was never able to cut the lead to single digits. At the half, the Spartans led by 16 points, and were up by as many as 28 in the second half. Charlie Bell led all scorers with 14 points, including 10 in the first half on 4-4 shooting. MSU was dominant on the boards, holding the Wildcats to 13 rebounds, none of them offensive. In fact, the Spartans had as many rebounds (45) as the Wildcats did points. Game 19 Michigan State 59 - Northwestern 29 Jan. 27, East Lansing, Mich. Aloysius Anagonye Andre Hutson Morris Peterson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell A.J. Granger Team 1 Totals Northwestern FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Steve Lepore Jason Burke Brody Deren Winston Blake Ben Johnson David Newman Collier Drayton Tavaras Hardy Adam Robinson Aaron Jennings Team 7 1 Totals Attendance: 5,907 Halftime: MSU Officials: Tom Rucker, Donee Gray, Dan Chrisman EVANSTON, Ill. -- For the second consecutive game, MSU put on a defensive and rebounding display against Northwestern. NW s seven field goals were the fewest by a MSU opponent since The Wildcats 29 points were the fewest by an opponent since NW scored the game s first basket at 19:11 and then connected on three field goals at 17:47 to lead 5-2. The Wildcats did not score again until a free throw at 3:45, a scoring drought of 14:02. At that point, MSU owned a 27-6 lead. The next field goal did not come until 1:44, a span of 17:27 seconds between field goals. For the game, Northwestern shot 17.9% from the field. Morris Peterson was the only player from either side to score in double figures with 19. Mateen Cleaves recorded a season-best 9 assists. Game 20 Michigan State 91 - Illinois 66 Jan. 30, East Lansing, Mich. Aloysius Anagonye Morris Peterson Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry A.J. Granger Adam Ballinger Team 5 Totals Illinois FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Brian Cook Sergio McClain Robert Archibald Cory Bradford Frank Willliams Victor Chukwudebe Nate Mast Joe Cross Lucas Johnson Sean Harrington Cleotis Brown Damir Krupalija Team 1 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Ed Hightower, Ted Hillary, Gene Monje EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State tied the school record with its 23rd-consecutive home win. Andre Hutson (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Mateen Cleaves (13 points, 12 assists) each recorded double-doubles. Leading with 5:35 left in the first half, MSU went on a 13-0 run to take a commanding lead. Ahead at the half, the Spartans scored 18 of the first 19 points of the second half en route to a 36-point lead. Charlie Bell led all scorers with 20 points.

16 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 16 Game 21 Michigan State 82 - Michigan 62 Feb. 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. Aloysius Anagonye Morris Peterson Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson A.J. Granger Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals Michigan FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN LaVell Blanchard Brandon Smith Josh Asselin Leon Jones Kevin Gaines Gavin Groninger Chris Young Leland Anderson Peter Vignier Team 6 Totals Attendance: 13,562 Halftime: MSU Officials: Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Tim Higgins ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan State recorded its largest victory margin in a game at Michigan. With the score tied at 8 early in the first half, MSU went on an 11-0 run to lead Michigan scored the next 10, but the Spartans ripped off the next eight points and took a lead into the half. At the 17:00 minute mark of the second half, the Spartans led and never saw their lead cut to single digits during the rest of the game. Morris Peterson (32 pts., 10 reb.) and Andre Hutson (10 pts., 10 reb.) each recorded double-doubles. Peterson s 32 points were a career-high, while Mateen Cleaves scored 19 points, the most since his return from injury. Game 22 Michigan State 85 - Connecticut 66 Feb. 5, East Lansing, Mich. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 5 Totals Connecticut FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Kevin Freeman Edmund Saunders Jake Voskuhl Albert Mouring Khalid El-Amin Ajou Deng Beau Archibald Souleymane Wane Macus Cox Team 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Tim Higgins, Ed Corbet, Donnee Gray EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State put on an impressive display in the first half to lead at the half, en route to the Spartans first home victory over a non-conference opponent since MSU jumped to its early lead with a 15-2 advantage in both second-chance points and points off turnovers in the first half. For the game, MSU had a 25-8 advantage in second-chance points. The win also marked the 24th-consecutive home victory, a new school record. The Michigan State bench outscored UConn subs, 34-13, led by Jason Richardson s 14 points and seven rebounds. Game 23 Michigan State 67 - Purdue 70 Feb. 8, West Lafayette, Ind. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals Purdue FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Mike Robinson Rodney Smith Brian Cardinal Jaraan Cornell Carson Cunningham Chad Kerkhof Maynard Lewis Kenny Lowe Adam Wetzel Greg McQuay John Allison Team 2 Totals Attendance: 14,123 Halftime: MSU Officials: Ed Hightower, Art McDonald, Tom Clark WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue used a run to close the game and end Michigan State s 5 game winning streak. MSU took a lead into halftime behind 13 points and six rebounds from A.J. Granger along with eight assists from Mateen Cleaves. At the 13:20 mark of the second half, Cleaves hit a three-pointer to give Michigan State a lead. The Spartans, however, would not score another point until the 6:40 mark to take a lead. When Purdue s Mike Robinson scored a basket at 2:54, the Boilermakers grabbed a lead that they would not give up. The Spartans would have three turnovers in the final 2:18 of the game. Game 24 Michigan State 61 - Wisconsin 44 Feb. 12, Madison, Wis. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 6 Totals Wisconsin FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Andy Kowske Mark Vershaw Jon Bryant Mike Kelley Roy Boone Travon Davis Maurice Linton Duany Duany Kirk Penney Robert Smith Charlie Wills Julian Swartz Erik Faust Team 1 Totals Attendance: 17,142 Halftime: MSU Officials: Jody Silvester, Art McDonald, J.D. Collins MADISON, Wis. -- A.J. Granger recorded his second consecutive doubledouble as the Spartans enjoyed a rebounding advantage. Morris Peterson led all scorers with 18 points and grabbed 10 boards for his fifth double-double of the season. Leading with 6:26 remaining in the first half, MSU went on a 13-2 run to close the half and take a lead. Wisconsin never got closer than 14 points in the second half.

17 Game 25 Michigan State 83 - Ohio State 72 Feb. 15, East Lansing, Mich. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals Ohio State FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Michael Redd George Reese Ken Johnson Scoonie Penn Brian Brown Brent Darby Doylan Robinson Boban Savovic Cobe Ocokoljic Will Dudley Team 3 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Jim Burr, Tom O Neill, Gene Monje EAST LANSING, Mich. -- MSU avenged an earlier defeat in Columbus and took control of first place in the Big Ten conference with an lead. The MSU Flintstones (Charlie Bell, Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson) accounted for 73 points as all three scored 20+ points. This marked the first time since Nov. 17, 1998, that three Spartans scored 20 points or more. Mateen Cleaves became MSU s career steals leader with his one steal. The Spartans took a lead into halftime and never led by less than seven points in the second half. MSU took control of the game midway through the first half. Trailing 9-11 at 14:30, the Spartans went on a 17-2 run to lead at the 8:45 mark. MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 17 Game 26 Michigan State 59 - Wisconsin 54 Feb. 19, East Lansing, Mich. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Totals Wisconsin FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Maurice Linton Duany Duany Andy Kowske Mike Kelley Roy Boone Travon Davis Jon Bryant Kirk Penney Charlie Wills Mark Vershaw Team 1 2 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Art McDonald, Sid Rodeheffer, Tim Hutcheson EAST LANSING, Mich. -- MSU was outrebounded for the first time since the 1999 Final Four, but still won its 26th-consecutive game at the Breslin Center. Michigan State led for the entire first half, including a nine-point advantage, 25-16, at the 7:28 mark, but Wisconsin tied the game at 29 and trailed by only two, 31-29, at the half. The Badgers opened the second half with a three-point play by Andy Kowske to take a one-point lead. The two teams battled back and forth and were tied at 39 before MSU went on a 14-5 run, capped by a Cleaves three-pointer at the 5:35 mark. It would be the Spartans last field goal as they made six-straight free throws in the last 46.7 seconds to secure victory. The Flintstones combined for 42 of MSU s 59 points. Game 27 Michigan State 79 - Penn State 63 Feb. 23, State College, Pa. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Totals Penn State FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Jarrett Stephens Tyler Smith Carl Jackson Joe Crispin Titus Ivory Ken Krimmel Jon Crispin Brandon Watkins Gyasi Cline-Heard Marcus Banta Team 1 Totals Attendance: 11,954 Halftime: MSU Officials: Mike Sanzere, Donnee Gray, Steve Olson STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Last season, MSU needed a Mateen Cleaves jumper with 0.4 seconds to win at Penn State. This season, the Spartans used a 11-0 run to open the second half and take a 17-point lead at From there, the Nittany Lions never got closer than 13 points. MSU led at the half behind 11 points from Morris Peterson. PSU hung close with 13 from Joe Crispin and 10 from Jarrett Stephens. In the second half, Crispin managed only five points on 2-of-10 shooting. Cleaves recorded his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 assists, and passed Michigan s Gary Grant for second place in Big Ten career assists. Game 28 Michigan State 79 - Indiana 81 - OT Feb. 26, Bloomington, Ind. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals Indiana FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Kirk Haston Lynn Washington Dane Fife Michael Lewis A.J. Guyton Luke Jimenez Kyle Hornsby Larry Richardson Jeffrey Newton Team 2 Totals Attendance: 17,412 Halftime: Indiana Officials: Jody Silvester, Steve Welmer, Jim Jenkins BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Michigan State shot 53.1% from the field compared to Indiana s 42.6%, but 22 Spartan turnovers led to Indiana taking 19 more shots. A three-point field goal at the end of the first half by A.J. Guyton gave IU a halftime lead. The Spartans then opened the second half on a 14-0 run, but the Hoosiers battled back to tie the game at 57. MSU led with 2:08 remaining, but Indiana would score seven of the next nine points, including a Guyton three-pointer with 28 seconds to send the game into overtime. Mateen Cleaves opened the extra period with a three-pointer, but Indiana scored the next seven points to lead After an Andre Hutson rebound and putback tied the game at 79, IU won when Lynn Washington putback Guyton s airball at 0.5 seconds.

18 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 18 Game 29 Michigan State 79 - Minnesota 43 March 2, East Lansing, Mich. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Adam Ballinger Team 3 Totals Game 30 Michigan State Michigan 63 March 4, East Lansing, Mich. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Adam Ballinger Team 3 Totals Minnesota FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Shane Schilling Dusty Rychart Ryan Wildenborg Mitch Ohnstad Terrance Simmons Nick Sinville Kevin Burleson Ryan Keating Kyle Sanden John Aune Team 2 1 Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Jim Burr, Steve Welmer, Tom O Neill EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With 17:44 left in the first half, MSU led 5-4. The Spartans then outscored the Gophers 28-6 over the next 12:50, including a 16-0 run to open a comfortable lead that was never threatened. Michigan State never trailed by less than 21 for the last 27 minutes of the game and were ahead by at least 30 points after the first basket of the second half. In a game where many subs saw action, Mike Chappell s play was most encouraging, scoring a team-best 18 points on 7-11 shooting, including pt fgs. Jason Richardson also played well off the bench with a career-high 12 rebounds. Michigan FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Gavin Groninger Brandon Smith Josh Asselin Kevin Gaines LaVell Blanchard Leon Jones Chris Young Leland Anderson Peter Vignier Totals Attendance: 14,659 Halftime: MSU Officials: Rick Hartzell, Randy Drury, Sid Rodeheffer EAST LANSING, Mich. -- MSU celebrated Senior Day by capturing a thirdstraight Big Ten Championship. The story of the day was Mateen Cleaves, who set a school and Big Ten single-game record with 20 assists. In doing so he became the Big Ten career assists leader. Charlie Bell was on the receiving end of many of Cleaves helpers, hitting 13 of his 19 shots for a career high 31 points. MSU set team records for assists (36), 3-point field goals made (16), 3-point field goals attempted (32), points in a Big Ten game (114) and margin of victory in a Big Ten game (51). The Spartans scored 63 points in the second half, marking the first time since 1995 that they had scored 60 or more points in a half. MSU s 36 assists, 16 3-pt field goals and 32 3-pt attempts tied the Big Ten records for a conference game. Game 31 Michigan State 75 - Iowa 65 March 10, Chicago, Ill. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals Iowa FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Rod Griffin Duez Henderson Jacob Jaacks Jason Price Dean Oliver Joe Fermino Marcelo Gomes Rod Thompson Kyle Galloway Jason Smith John Carl Williams Team 4 Totals Attendance: 19,627 Halftime: MSU Officials: Ted Hillary, Gene Monje, Dan Chrisman CHICAGO, Ill. -- Michigan State improved to 2-1 in Big Ten Tournament openers with a victory over Iowa. Like they had in Iowa City, the Spartans jumped out to an early lead, taking a 15-4 advantage less than five minutes into the game. However, they could not put Iowa away as the Hawkeyes stayed within striking distance and took a lead at the 5:06 mark. The second half would see more of the same as MSU had three leads of 7 or more points in the first 13 minutes but could never get the lead to double figures. Iowa s Dean Oliver s three-pointer at 6:29 cut the lead to two. The Spartan defense won the game, holding Iowa without another field goal for the next 5:17. Game 32 Michigan State 55 - Wisconsin 46 March 11, Chicago, Ill. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Adam Ballinger Team 3 Totals Wisconsin FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Maurice Linton Andy Kowske Mark Vershaw Duany Duany Mike Kelley Travon Davis Jon Bryant Kirk Penney Roy Boone Charlie Wills Team 4 Totals Attendance: 22,011 Halftime: MSU Officials: Ed Hightower, Ted Hillary, Gene Monje CHICAGO, Ill. -- Michigan State advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game with a victory. MSU jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, but struggled to get the lead into double figures. Leading at the 3:27 mark, the Spartans closed out the half with an 11-2 run. In the second half, it appeared that MSU would run away with a victory as the lead jumped out to with 15:46 remaining. Wisconsin, however, put together a run of its own, scoring 15 of the next 17 points to narrow the margin to six points. Morris Peterson would respond with a three-pointer to give the Spartans a nine-point cushion. After that, Wisconsin could not get closer than five points. By playing in the game, Morris Peterson became the all-time leader in games played at MSU.

19 Game 33 Michigan State 76 - Illinois 61 March 12, Chicago, Ill. Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Adam Ballinger Team 4 Totals Illinois FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Lucas Johnson Sergio McClain Brian Cook Cory Bradford Frank Williams Nate Mast Victor Chukwudebe Joe Cross Robert Archibald Sean Harrington Cleotis Brown Damir Krupalija Marcus Griffin Team 2 Totals Attendance: 19,663 Halftime: MSU Officials: Ed Hightower, Ted Hillary, Tom Rucker CHICAGO, Ill. -- Michigan State captured its second-straight Big Ten Tournament title. Morris Peterson was named tournament MVP, while Mateen Cleaves was named to the all-tournament team. MSU started out sluggish, scoring only eight points in the first 8:37. Trailing at 8:18, the Spartans went on a run to close the first half. At the 9:38 mark of the second half, the MSU lead reached 20 points. Illinois did not get closer than 10 points after an Andre Hutson layup at 17:51 in the second half gave MSU a lead. MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 19 Game 34 Michigan State 65 - Valparaiso 38 March 16, Cleveland, Ohio Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Andre Hutson Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mike Chappell Steve Cherry Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 2 Totals Valparaiso FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Lubos Barton Jason Jenkins Raitis Grafs Dwayne Toatley Jared Nuness Milo Stovall Ivan Vujic Tarrance Price Aaron Thomason Antti Nikkila Team 2 Totals Attendance: 13,374 Halftime: MSU Officials: Curtis Shaw, Tom Lopes, Olandis Pool CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Michigan State opened the NCAA Tournament with an easy victory. Despite shooting just 42% in the first half, MSU took a halftime lead behind some tenacious defense. With 7:07 left in the first half, the Spartans held a 20-3 lead. The closest the Crusaders would get in the second half was 12 points as MSU held a 20+-point lead for much of the half. MSU did have a strong bench performance, led by Jason Richardson s 9 points and 10 rebounds. Valpo s 25% field-goal percentage was the second lowest this season by a Spartan opponent. Game 35 Michigan State 73 - Utah 61 March 18, Cleveland, Ohio Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 4 Totals Utah FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Hanno Mottola Alex Jensen Phil Cullen Tony Harvey Jeff Johnsen Gary Colbert Mike Puzey Nate Althoff Team 0 Totals Attendance: 13,374 Halftime: Utah Officials: Gerald Boudreux, Mike Thibodeaux, Tom Lopes CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Michigan State advanced to its third-straight Sweet 16 with a come from behind win over Utah. Utah led at the half, making this the first game all season that MSU won after trailing at the intermission, after failing in its three previous attempts. Utah jumped out to its early lead thanks in part to 56.5% field-goal shooting. MSU countered with Andre Hutson s 11 first-half points. At the 17:50 mark in the second half, Utah led MSU would go on 27-7 run to take a lead at the 7:27 mark. During the run, Mateen Cleaves scored 11 of his game-high 21 points. For the game, the Spartans shot 55% from the floor including 62% in the second half. Morris Peterson became just the fifth Spartan to score 1,500 points and grab 600 rebounds in his career, while Cleaves became just the 22nd player in NCAA history to record 800 career assists. Game 36 Michigan State 75 - Syracuse 58 March 23, Auburn Hills, Mich. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell David Thomas Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Team 2 Totals Syracuse FG 3FG FT RB PFPTS A TO BS SMIN Damone Brown Ryan Blackwell Etan Thomas Tony Bland Jason Hart Preston Shumpert Allen Griffin Team 4 Totals Attendance: 21,214 Halftime: Syracuse Officials: Scott Thornley, Bob Sitov, Rick Hartzell AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- It looked early as if it would be an easy night for MSU as they jumped to 11-3 lead less than four minutes into the game. Syracuse, however, answered with a run over the next 13 minutes and took a lead into the half, marking MSU s largest halftime deficit of the season. MSU scored the first basket of the second half, but the Orangemen scored the next six to take their biggest lead of the game at Led by 60% three-point shooting in the second half, the Spartans chipped away at the SU lead and trailed by only a single point, 56-55, at the 7:04 mark. Charlie Bell hit a three-point field goal at 5:20 to give MSU its first lead since 14:38 in the first half. A layup by SU s Jason Hart tied the game at 58 at 5:55. Syracuse would not score again as MSU finished the game on a 17-0 run. Charlie Bell s 12 points gave him an even 1,000 for his career. A.J. Granger pitched in a career-high 19 points, connecting on 7-of-11 field goal attempts.

20 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 20 Game 37 Michigan State 75 - Iowa State 64 March 25, Auburn Hills, Mich. Andre Hutson Morris Peterson A.J. Granger Mateen Cleaves Charlie Bell Brandon Smith David Thomas Mat Ishbia Mike Chappell Jason Richardson Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Team 1 Totals Iowa State FG 3FG FT RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Kantrail Horton Stevie Johnson Marcus Fizer Jamaal Tinsley Michael Nurse Brandon Hawkins Paul Shirley Team 5 2 Totals Attendance: 21,214 Halftime: Michigan State Officials: Curtis Shaw, Frank Basone, Lonnie Dixon AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Michigan State advanced to its second-straight Final Four with a victory over Iowa State. At the half, the Spartans led 34-31, but Iowa State used a 17-6 run to take a lead. MSU would score the next seven points to battle back within a point, but Iowa State quickly increased its lead to MSU would claim victory with a 23-5 run to close out the game. Iowa State scored only one basket in the last 4:50 of the game. Andre Hutson led the way with a double-double, while holding Cyclone All-American Marcus Fizer eight points and four rebounds below his season averages. Iowa State did become only the second team to outrebound the Spartans all season. Mateen Cleaves, A.J. Granger and Andre Hutson were on the Midwest Regional team. Mo Peterson was MVP.

21 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 21 Tom Izzo Fifth Year Northern Michigan, 77 Tom Izzo is in his fifth season as head coach of the Michigan State basketball program, having established MSU as one of the premier programs in the nation. Entering the Final Four, Izzo owns a career record of , but that only tells part of the special things that are happening under the two-time national coach of the year. This season, Michigan State captured its third-straight regular-season Big Ten Championship, marking the first time in school history and only the eighth time overall that a school has won three-straight regular-season titles. Michigan State also won at least 30 games for the second-straight season, marking just the second Big Ten school to accomplish that feat. The Spartans also repeated as Big Ten Tournament champions. He has also led MSU to the Final Four for the second-consecutive season for the first time in school history. For his efforts, Izzo was named USBWA District V Coach of the Year and NABC District 11 Coach of the Year. The season also brought a personal milestone for Izzo, who recorded his 100th career victory in a Jan. 11, overtime victory over Indiana in the Breslin Center. Under Izzo s guidance, the Spartans have finished off a decade which has seen Michigan State record 114 Big Ten wins, tied for second most in the conference. Over the 1998 and 1999 seasons, MSU posted a 28-4 league record and a winning percentage of 87.5, the highest in back-to-back seasons since the 1975 and 76 Indiana teams (1.000). During the season, Izzo directed the Spartans on a magical run to the program s first appearance in the NCAA Final Four since 1979 and only the third in school history. Along the way, the team left its mark in the school s record books. Under Izzo s guidance, Michigan State posted a record of 33-5, setting a Big Ten Conference and school record for most wins in a season. MSU s 33 wins marked the ninth time that a Spartan team has recorded 20 or more victories and the second time under Izzo. For his efforts, Izzo was named the Basketball Times National Coach of the Year and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 11 Coach of the Year. The road to St. Petersburg, Fla., began with the first and second rounds of the Midwest Region in Milwaukee, Wis. After an easy first-round victory over Mount St. Mary s, MSU defeated Mississippi, 74-66, to advance to the school s second-consecutive Sweet 16. In the Midwest Region semifinal game in St. Louis, Mo., MSU earned a hard fought victory over Oklahoma that set up a meeting with perennial power Kentucky for a trip to the Final Four. After trailing Kentucky at the half, Michigan State would battle back to a victory and a berth in the Final Four. Although Izzo and the Spartans would eventually lose to No. 1-ranked Duke, they had established Michigan State as a basketball powerhouse. Throughout the Big Ten season, Michigan State established itself as the class program of the conference. Izzo directed the school to its second-straight Big Ten title and the eighth in school history. The Spartans followed up a 15-1 Big Ten regular season by capturing their first Big Ten Tournament championship. The 15 league wins tied a school record for most victories in conference play, while the Spartans 93.8 winning percentage established a school record. Izzo s Spartans were equally impressive at the national level. Big things were expected as the Spartans were ranked in the preseason top five by both major polls. By the end of the regular season Michigan State held a No. 2 ranking by both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN. MSU would finish the year ranked third, the highest showing by a Spartan team since the squad earned a No. 1 ranking. Nationally, Michigan State was No. 2 in rebound margin (+9.3) and ninth in scoring defense (59.5). In addition, the Green and White ranked among the nation s best in scoring margin (12th, 12.2) and field goal percentage (21st,.473). Whereas MSU s success in was expected, the Spartans caught the college basketball world by storm in Izzo became the first Michigan State coach to earn Associated Press National Coach of the Year honors while leading MSU to a 22-8 record and a share of the Big Ten title. The Spartans posted a 13-3 mark in conference, earning Izzo Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year honors. IZZO S CAREER RECORD Milestone Victories Big Year Overall Pct. Ten Pct Finish Postseason th NIT Second Round T-6th NIT Second Round T-1st NCAA Sweet st NCAA Final Four T-1st 5 Years Win Date Opponent Score No. 1 11/20/95 Chaminade No. 25 1/11/97 Ohio State No. 50 2/7/98 Iowa No. 75 2/6/99 Iowa No /11/00 Indiana 77-71,OT

22 IZZO S WINS OVER TOP 25 TEAMS Date Opponent Rank Score 11/28/95 Arkansas /6/96 Illinois /20/96 IOWA /31/96 PENN STATE /8/97 INDIANA /30/97 Purdue /21/98 Iowa /28/98 INDIANA /7/98 IOWA /17/98 MICHIGAN /14/98 Princeton /13/99 MINNESOTA /21/99 IOWA /24/99 Indiana /27/99 OHIO STATE /6/99 Iowa /13/99 Minnesota /16/99 PURDUE /21/99 WISCONSIN /28/99 Purdue /6/99 Wisconsin /21/99 Kentucky /1/99 North Carolina /7/99 Kansas /11/00 INDIANA , OT 2/5/00 CONNECTICUT /15/00 OHIO STATE /12/00 Illinois /23/00 Syracuse /25/00 Iowa State MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 22 Over the course of the season, Izzo and his team recorded six victories over teams ranked in the top 25 and finished the year ranked No. 10 nationally by USA Today/ESPN, marking the first time the Spartans had finished in the top 10 since In addition to his AP award, Izzo was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball News and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Basketball Times selected Izzo as its Mideast Coach of the Year. In 1998, Izzo made his first appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a head coach. The Spartans entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region. In Hartford, Conn., Michigan State recorded victories over Eastern Michigan and No. 8 Princeton, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time since In the East Regional semifinal contest, MSU fell to No. 1 and eventual Final Four participant North Carolina. Over the past two seasons, Izzo has compiled an impressive record. A quick look at other stats further demonstrates the Spartans success over the past two years: 28-4 in the Big Ten, 26-3 at the Breslin Center, 17-9 against Top 25 teams, 9-3 in postseason play and 6-2 in the NCAA Tournament Despite the success, Izzo continues to push the Michigan State basketball program to higher levels, while remaining grounded in the fundamentals that have led to the recent success. I still look at our team as the hunter because we haven t accomplished our goals, explained Izzo. We ve been near the top, but we haven t gotten there yet. To reach the top, we ll have to maintain the same principles and foundation that we ve had for the past few seasons. We can t deviate from our thinking and all of a sudden start acting like an offensive team, while forgetting about our defense, rebounding and camaraderie. There are so many areas to developing a good program and we ve only begun. We haven t done anything until it s maintained over a few-year period. In five-to-seven years, we ll be able to look and see what type of program we ve established. In , Izzo guided the Green and White cagers to an overall mark of including a Big Ten ledger of 9-9, good for a sixthplace tie. With one of the youngest starting lineups in the Big Ten, Izzo guided the Spartans to their ninth straight trip to postseason play and second straight NIT appearance, where they advanced to the second round. Included in Izzo s wins were triumphs over NCAA teams Indiana, Wisconsin (twice) and Iowa. During the summer of 1997, Izzo coached the Big Ten All- Star Team in a six-game tour of Europe. During Izzo s first season as head coach in , he directed the Green and White to an overall slate of including a 9-9 effort in the Big Ten. Despite facing the unenviable task of replacing perhaps the country s best backcourt from the season in Shawn Respert and Eric Snow, Izzo recorded wins over top 25 teams on four occasions while leading the program to its eighth straight postseason appearance, a berth in the NIT, where the Spartans advanced to the second round. The rookie mentor saw his team rank No. 26 in the nation in scoring defense (64.2 ppg) and No. 12 in rebound margin (+7.2). Now entering his 17th season as a member of the Michigan State coaching staff, Izzo has been with the Spartan program since taking a part-time assistant coaching position in An assistant coach with the Spartans from , Izzo left MSU in May of 1986 to become the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa. But, on June 10 of the same year, Izzo returned to East Lansing when Spartan assistant Mike Deane left to become head coach at Siena College Since then, he has been the catalyst in the resurgence of the MSU program. Regarded as one of the country s top recruiters, he is known as a tireless worker both on the recruiting trail and in the office. His hard work and loyalty were rewarded in July, 1990, when Jud Heathcote appointed him associate head coach

23 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 23 His dutiful efforts were further recognized when, on March 30, 1993, MSU Athletics Director Merrily Dean Baker recommended both a one-year contract extension for Heathcote through the season and that Izzo be appointed head coach upon Jud s retirement. The MSU Board of Trustees accepted both recommendations on April 9, I had hoped that someday I would get a chance to coach at a place like Michigan State because I ve always loved it here, said Izzo on becoming the 16th head basketball coach in school history. This is the type of town, the type of school that I dreamed of being at. Now, I m going to work as hard as I can to succeed and continue the success that we have had here. Izzo originally came to MSU from Northern Michigan, where he had been an assistant from He was named a part-time assistant at MSU in September, When former assistant Edgar Wilson left in November 1983, Izzo became a full-time assistant. Izzo played guard for NMU s basketball team from , and was voted the team s MVP as a senior. He was also a thirdteam Division II All-America pick that year and established the Wildcat record for most minutes played in a season. Following his graduation from NMU in 1977, Izzo took over as head coach at Ishpeming High School and served in that position for the campaign. A native of Iron Mountain, Mich., Izzo and current San Francisco 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci were Iron Mountain High School teammates in football, basketball, baseball and track. As college roommates at Northern Michigan, Izzo walked on to the basketball team, while Mariucci did the same with football. Both would go on to earn Division II All-America honors. Despite their current busy schedules, they remain the closest of friends. Each year, they co-host a golf tournament in Iron Mountain to raise money for the community. In October, 1990, Izzo was inducted into the Northern Michigan University Hall of Fame and was selected as an inductee into the Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame during the summer of Coach Izzo currently serves on the John R. Wooden Award Board of Governors. He has also served as honorary chairman of the Memory Walk for the past two seasons with proceeds from that event going to combat Alzheimer s Disease. Izzo was born January 30, His family includes his wife, Lupe, and five-year-old daughter, Raquel. THE IZZO FILE BORN January 30, 1955, Iron Mountain, Mich. HIGH SCHOOL Iron Mountain High School COLLEGE CAREER Northern Michigan University, Guard, COLLEGE DEGREE Northern Michigan, 1977 COLLEGE HONORS 1977 Team MVP 1977 Division II All-American (third-team) Established school record for minutes played in a season COACHING CAREER Head Coach, Ishpeming High School, Assistant Coach, Northern Michigan, Assistant Coach, Michigan State, Assistant Coach, Tulsa, May-June 1986 Assistant Coach, Michigan State, June Associate Head Coach, Head Coach, Michigan State, 1995-Present COACHING HONORS Head Coach, 1997 Big Ten All-Star Team 1998 Associated Press National Coach of the Year 1998 Basketball News National Coach of the Year 1998 United States Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year 1998 Big Ten Coach of the Year 1998 Basketball Times Mideast Region Coach of the Year 1999 Basketball Times National Coach of the Year 1999 National Association of Basketball Coaches District 11 Coach of the Year 2000 National Association of Basketball Coaches District 11 Coach of the Year 2000 United States Basketball Writers Association District V Coach of the Year OTHER HONORS 1990 Inductee, Northern Michigan University Hall of Fame 1998 Inductee, Upper Pennisula Hall of Fame FAMILY Wife - Lupe Daughter - Raquel (5)

24 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 24 #25 ALOYSIUS ANAGONYE Freshman * Forward 6-8 * 250 Southfield, MI Detroit DePorres HS Season: Returned to the lineup for a three-minute stint vs. Valparaiso (3/16) after missing five games with a stress fracture in his right foot... scored a career-high nine points off the bench against Connecticut (2/5)... scored seven points and tied his career-high with eight rebounds against Northwestern (1/22)... grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Indiana (1/11)... earned his first-career start against Penn State (1/5) scoring a then season-high eight points... scored seven points while also grabbing seven rebounds against Mississippi Valley State (12/28)... scored seven points against Providence (11/25) Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwesterm (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 23 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Points: 9 vs. Connecticut (2/5/00) Rebounds: 8 two times, last vs. N western (1/22/00) Assists: 3 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Field Goals: 3 four times, last vs. Purdue (2/8/00) Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. E. Michigan (12/4/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 0 Free Throws: 5 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Free Throw Attempts: 6 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Steals: 4 vs. Howard (12/3/99) Blocks: 3 three times, last vs. Connecticut (2/5/00) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 23 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Points: 9 vs. Connecticut (2/5/00) Rebounds: 8 two times, last vs. N western (1/22/00) Assists: 3 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Field Goals: 3 four times, last vs. Purdue (2/8/00) Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. E. Michigan (12/4/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 0 Free Throws: 5 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Free Throw Attempts: 6 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Steals: 4 vs. Howard (12/3/99) Blocks: 3 three times, last vs. Connecticut (2/5/00) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) DNP Michigan (3/4) DNP Iowa (3/10) DNP Wisconsin (3/11) DNP Illinois (3/12) DNP Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) ANAGONYE S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB BK PTS Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals Anagonye s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /5 439/ /

25 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 25 #55 ADAM BALLINGER R-Freshman * Forward 6-9 * 245 Bluffton, IN Bluffton HS Season: Scored a career-high eights points in 20 minutes vs. Valparaiso (3/16)... had six points in regular-season finale against Michigan... played a career-high 23 minutes against Minnesota (3/2), scoring five points... grabbed a career-high seven rebounds vs. Providence (11/ 25/99)... contributed six points and six rebounds in the season opener vs. Toledo (11/22). Career Notes: Played four games in before a fractured fibula forced him to take a medical redshirt Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Valley St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) DNP Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 23 vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Points: 8 vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Rebounds: 7 vs. Providence (11/25/99) Assists: 2 vs. Texas (11/27/99) Field Goals: 3 three times, last vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 0 Free Throws: 2 seven times, last vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Free Throw Attempts: 2 eight times, last vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Steals: 2 two times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Blocks: 2 five times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 23 vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Points: 8 vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Rebounds: 7 vs. Providence (11/25/99) Assists: 2 vs. Texas (11/27/99) Field Goals: 3 three times, last vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 0 Free Throws: 2 seven times, last vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Free Throw Attempts: 2 eight times, last vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Steals: 2 two times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Blocks: 2 four times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) DNP Iowa State (3/25) BALLINGER S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB BK PTS Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals Ballinger s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /0 22/ / /0 373/ / Totals 39/0 394/ /

26 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 26 #14 CHARLIE BELL Junior * Guard 6-3 * 195 Flint, MI Southwestern Academy HS Season: Third-team All-Big Ten... MSU s leading scorer in eight games... turned in solid all-around performance in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals vs. Iowa with 16 points, three rebounds, six assists and three steals... scored a career-high 31 points against Michigan (3/4), while also setting a career high with four three-point field goals and tying his career bests for three-point field goal attempts (6) and steals (4)... scored 23 points against Ohio State (2/15/00), his sixth 20-point performance of the season... team-high 15 points against Wisconsin (2/19)... scored team-high 20 points against Illinois (1/30)... team-high 14 points against Northwestern (1/22)... scored a team-high 22 points against Indiana (1/11)... set a career high with 11 assists and 0 turnovers against Miss. Valley St. (12/28)... tallied seven assists against Iowa (1/8)... recorded threestraight 20-plus point games against Kansas (21), Arizona (20) and Oakland (20)... one of the nation s top rebounding and defensive guards... named to Coca-Cola Spartan Classic All-Tournament team, averaging 11 points, 2.5 rebounds and four assists... scored 15 points and tallied eight assists against Providence (11/25)... named to Puerto Rico Shootout All-Tournament team. Career Notes: Started 101 of 105 games in his career... named MSU s Outstanding Defensive Player in became the 29th player in Spartan history to reach the 1,000-point milestone with his 12-point effort vs. Syracuse (3/23) career double-digit scoring performances... nine career 20-point scoring games... averaging 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12 career NCAA Tournament games. CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 39 vs. Indiana (1/11/00) Points: 31 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Rebounds: 9 six times, last vs. Howard (12/3/99) Assists: 11 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Field Goals: 10 vs. Oakland (11/17/98) Field Goal Attempts: 20 vs. Arizona (12/11/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Minnesota (2/13/99) 3-Point FG Attempts: 6 three times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Free Throws: 8 vs. Wisconsin (2/21/98) Free Throw Attempts: 9 vs. Providence (11/25/99) (3/12/98) Steals: 4 four times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Blocks: 2 two times, last vs. Indiana (1/11/00) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 39 vs. Indiana (1/11/00) Points: 31 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Rebounds: 9 vs. Howard (12/3/99) Assists: 11 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Field Goals: 9 two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Field Goal Attempts: 20 vs. Arizona (12/11/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 6 three times, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) Free Throws: 6 two times, last vs. Wisconsin (2/19/00) Free Throw Attempts: 9 vs. Providence (11/25/99) Steals: 4 three times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Blocks: 2 two times, last vs. Indiana (1/11/00) Bell s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /30 725/ / /35 861/ / / / / Totals 105/ / /

27 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 27 #14 CHARLIE BELL Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Valley St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) BELL S CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin 8 191/ / /1.5 43/5.4 North Carolina 2 52/ /5.0 7/3.5 20/10.0 BELL S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Eastern Michigan (3/12/98) Princeton (3/14/98) North Carolina (3/19/98) Mount St. Mary s (3/12/99) Mississippi (3/14/99) Oklahoma (3/19/99) Kentucky (3/21/99) Duke (3/27/99) Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) Game Totals

28 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 28 #20 MIKE CHAPPELL Junior * Forward 6-9 * 215 Southfield, MI Lathrup HS Season: Has hit on 16 of his last 30 field-goal attempts (.533), including 8 of 17 from three-point range (.471)... had nine points and four rebounds in 14 minutes vs. Valparaiso... contributed eight points and four rebounds in the regular-season finale vs. Michigan... scored a teamhigh 18 points against Minnesota (3/2), connecting on four of seven three-pointers... connected on seven of seven free throw attempts en route to nine points at Wisconsin (2/12)... scored a career-high 19 points against Oakland (12/18), while also tying his career high with six rebounds... scored 14 points against Providence (11/25)... scored six points with two rebounds and four assists in his Spartan debut against Toledo (11/22). Career Notes: Played 68 games during his career at Duke... led the Blue Devils in three-point shooting (.434) career double-digit scoring games... averaging 5.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10 career NCAA Tournament games. CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 27 two times, last vs. Missouri (11/25/97) Points: 19 vs. Oakland (12/18/99) Rebounds: 6 four times, last vs. N western (1/22/00)) Assists: 4 vs. Toledo (11/22/99) Field Goals: 7 vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Field Goal Attempts: 11 three times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 three times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 7 five times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Free Throws: 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/12/00) Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. Providence (11/25/99) Steals: 5 vs. Missouri (11/25/97) Blocks: 1 seven times, last vs. Wisconsin (3/11/00) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 26 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Points: 19 vs. Oakland (12/18/99) Rebounds: 6 three times, last vs. N western (1/22/00) Assists: 4 vs. Toledo (11/22/99) Field Goals: 7 vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Field Goal Attempts: 11 two times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 two times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 7 five times, last vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Free Throws: 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/12/00) Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. Providence (11/25/99) Steals: 1 four times, last vs. Illinois (1/30/00) Blocks: 1 two times, last vs. Wisconsin (3/11/00) Chappell s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /2 383/ / /21 518/ / /3 547/ / Totals 105/ / /

29 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 29 #20 MIKE CHAPPELL Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) CHAPPELL S CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin 3 27/ /1.3 2/0.7 14/4.7 North Carolina 6 64/ /1.3 1/0.2 32/5.3 CHAPPELL S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Murray State (3/14/97) Providence (3/16/97) Radford (3/13/98) Oklahoma State (3/15/98) Syracuse (3/20/98) Kentucky (3/22/98) Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/24) Game Totals

30 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 30 #12 MATEEN CLEAVES Senior * Guard 6-2 * 205 Flint, MI Northern HS Season: Sporting News first-team All-American... Associated Press second-team All-American... NABC third-team All-American... first-team All-Big Ten... named to All-Midwest Regional team, averaging 14.0 points and 5.5 assists in four NCAA Tournament games... scored a team-best 21 points against Utah (3/18), hitting four of seven three-point field-goal attempts... named to All-Big Ten Tournament team after averaging 13.0 points and 6.7 assists... established school and Big Ten single-game record with 20 assists against Michigan (3/4), while also setting the Big Ten career assists mark... tallied nine assists and one turnover against Minnesota (3/2)... scored a season-best 24 points along with seven assists against Ohio State (2/ 15)... led the team with 22 points at Indiana (2/26)... doubledouble (11 pts., 10 ast.) at Penn State (2/23) assists per game rank first in the Big Ten in conference games and ties the Big Ten record for assists per game set by Cleaves in averaging 32.4 minutes, 12.5 points and 7.5 assists since returning to starting role 22 games ago... named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Feb scored 19 points at Michigan (2/1)... recorded a double-double against Illinois (1/30) with 13 points and 12 assists... nine assists against Northwestern (1/27) and Purdue (2/8)... played a season-high 37 minutes against Indiana (1/11), scoring 10 points and dishing out eight assists to become the career leader at MSU... scored eight points and tallied five assists in his season debut against Penn State (1/5)... tallied three assists against Iowa (1/8) to tie Scott Skiles on the MSU career-assists list... Wooden Award finalist... NABC All-District one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award. CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 44 vs. Northwestern (1/31/98) Points: 34 vs. Northwestern (1/31/98) Rebounds: 9 vs. Princeton (3/14/98) Assists: 20 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Field Goals: 10 vs. Northwestern (1/31/98) Field Goal Attempts: 21 vs. North Carolina (3/19/98) 3-Point Field Goals: 6 vs. Northwestern (1/31/98) 3-Point FG Attempts: 11 vs. Minnesota (3/6/98) Free Throws: 12 vs. Ohio State (1/11/97) Free Throw Attempts: 15 vs. Ohio State (1/11/97) Steals: 9 vs. Minnesota (2/14/98) Blocks: 2 two times, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 38 vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Points: 24 vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Rebounds: 3 three times, last vs. Illinois (3/12/00) Assists: 20 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Field Goals: 7 two times, last vs. Utah (3/18/00) Field Goal Attempts: 14 vs. Utah (3/18/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Utah (3/18/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 7 vs. Utah (3/18/00) Free Throws: 9 vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Free Throw Attempts: 12 vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Steals: 5 vs. Indiana (2/26/00) Blocks: 2 vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) Cleaves Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT- FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /24 750/ / / / / / / / /22 753/ / Totals 121/ / /

31 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 31 #12 MATEEN CLEAVES Career Notes: Played in 121 games, starting MSU and Big Ten career assists leader (811)... became only the 22nd player in NCAA history to reach 800 career assists with five assists against Utah (3/18)... 10th on the MSU career scoring list with 1,512 points... ranks sixth on MSU s all-time three-point field goal chart (140)... first place on the MSU all-time steals list (193) Associated Press, NABC and USBWA first-team All-American Big Ten Coaches Player of the Year... set school and Big Ten record with 274 assists in Big Ten Tournament MVP USBWA All-American Big Ten Coaches and Media Player of the Year career-double-doubles double-figure scoring games, including point performances double-figure assist games... averaging 14.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 12 career NCAA Tournament games Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) CLEAVES CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin / /1.9 59/ /11.6 North Carolina 1 39/ /4.0 5/5.0 18/18.0 CLEAVES CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Eastern Michigan (3/12/98) Princeton (3/14/98) North Carolina (3/19/98) Mount St. Mary s (3/12/99) Mississippi (3/14/99) Oklahoma (3/19/99) Kentucky (3/21/99) Duke (3/27/99) Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals

32 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 32 #43 A.J. GRANGER Senior * Forward 6-9 * 230 Findlay, OH Liberty-Benton HS Season: Averaging 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds since being inserted into the starting lineup 16 games ago... named All-Midwest Regional, averaging 12.8 points and 2.5 rebounds in NCAA Tournament action... scored gamehigh 18 points against Iowa State (3/25)... scored a career-high 19 points vs. Syracuse (3/23), hitting seven-of-11 shots from the floor... led the Spartans with 17 points against Illinois (3/12) in the Big Ten Tournament championship game... netted 18 points, including four three-point field goals on Senior Day against Michigan (3/4) points and eight rebounds at Penn State (2/23)... double-double (11 pts., 11 reb.) at Wisconsin (2/12)... tied then career-high 17 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds at Purdue (2/8) to record first career double-double... returned to starting role against UConn after coming off bench in four games, scoring 13 points and grabbing 8 rebounds... scored a then career-high 17 points playing in his home state against Wright State (12/28)... scored 15 points against Penn State (1/5)... scored 13 points against Kansas (12/7), including hitting on 3 of 5 three-point attempts... grabbed nine rebounds against Kansas... tallied a career-high 5 assists vs. Texas (11/29). Career Notes: Played in 127 games for the Spartans, starting MSU is 21-4 in games where Granger scores in double digits... earned a spot on the 1999 NCAA All-Midwest Regional team... averaging 8.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12 career NCAA Tournament games. CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 39 vs. Indiana (1/11/00) Points: 19 vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Rebounds: 12 vs. Purdue (2/8/00) Assists: 5 vs. Texas (11/27/99) Field Goals: 7 two times, last vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Field Goal Attempts: 11 vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 6 three times, last vs. Purdue (2/8/00) Free Throws: 7 vs. Penn State (1/5/00) Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. Penn State (1/5/00) Steals: 3 vs. Iowa (1/21/99) Blocks: 3 vs. Kansas (12/7/99) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 39 vs. Indiana (1/11/00) Points: 19 vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Rebounds: 12 vs. Purdue (2/8/00) Assists: 5 vs. Texas (11/27/99) Field Goals: 7 two times, last vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Field Goal Attempts: 11 vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 6 three times, last vs. Purdue (2/8/00) Free Throws: 7 vs. Penn State (1/5/00) Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. Penn State (1/5/00) Steals: 2 three times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Blocks: 3 vs. Kansas (12/7/99) Granger s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT- FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG / 7 182/ / / 0 360/ / / 5 786/ / / / / Totals 127/ / /

33 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 33 #43 A.J. GRANGER Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) GRANGER S CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin 9 196/ /4.0 6/0.7 36/4.0 North Carolina 2 31/ /2.0 1/0.5 11/5.5 GRANGER S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Eastern Michigan (3/12/98) Princeton (3/14/98) North Carolina (3/19/98) Mount St. Mary s (3/12/99) Mississippi (3/14/99) Oklahoma (3/19/99) Kentucky (3/21/99) Duke (3/27/99) Valparaiso (/3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals

34 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 34 #34 ANDRE HUTSON Junior * Forward 6-8 * 240 Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison HS Season: Named to All-Midwest Regional team, averaging 12.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in NCAA Tournament play... recorded double-double against Iowa State (3/25) (17 pts., 11 reb.)... tied season high with 19 points against Utah (3/18), while also grabbing eight rebounds... recorded double-double (15 pts., 10 reb.) in regular-season finale against Michigan (3/4)... scored 17 points at Indiana (2/26)... posted back-to-back double-doubles against Illinois (1/30) (14 pts., career-high 11 rebounds) and Michigan (2/1) (10 pts., 10 reb.)... tallied a then season-best 19 points against Miss. Valley St. (12/28)... named Coca- Cola Spartan Classic MVP, averaging 14.5 points and 8 rebounds... recorded third double-double of season vs. Howard (12/3) (14 pts., 10 rbs. )... posted a double-double (10 pts., 10 rbs.) vs. North Carolina (12/1)... led the Spartans with 17 points against Texas (11/27)... recorded a double-double in the opener against Toledo (11/22) (15 pts., 10 rbs.)... named to Dick Vitale s All-Warrior team. Career Notes: Played in 104 games for MSU, starting double-figure scoring performances... currently stands eighth on the MSU career blocked shots list doubledigit rebounding games... eight career double-doubles... averaging 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 12 career NCAA Tournament games. CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 36 vs. Indiana (2/26/00) Points: 21 vs. Purdue (3/1/98) Rebounds: 11 twice, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) Assists: 4 vs. Michigan (2/1/00) Field Goals: 9 vs. Purdue (3/1/98) Field Goal Attempts: 13 vs. Purdue (3/1/98) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 1 vs. Illinois (3/12/00) Free Throws: 9 vs. E. Michigan (12/4/99) Free Throw Attempts: 10 twice, last vs. Utah (3/18/00) Steals: 4 vs. Penn State (2/2/99) Blocks: 3 two times, last vs. Illinois (1/16/99) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 36 vs. Indiana (2/26/00) Points: 19 two times, last vs. Utah (3/18/00) Rebounds: 11 twice, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) Assists: 4 vs. Michigan (2/1/00) Field Goals: 8 vs. Miss. Vall. St. (12/28/99) Field Goal Attempts: 11 two times, last vs. Ohio State (1/20/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 1 vs. Illinois (3/12/00) Free Throws: 9 vs. E. Michigan (12/4/99) Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. Utah (3/18/00) Steals: 3 two times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Blocks: 2 two times, last vs. Michigan (2/1/00) Hutson s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /26 631/ / /34 926/ / / / / Totals 104/ / /

35 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 35 #34 ANDRE HUTSON Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) HUTSON S CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin 8 205/ /5.3 2/0.3 53/6.6 North Carolina 2 61/ /6.5 1/0.5 14/7.0 HUTSON S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB BK PTS Eastern Michigan (3/12/98) Princeton (3/14/98) North Carolina (3/19/98) Mount St. Mary s (3/12/99) Mississippi (3/14/99) Oklahoma (3/19/99) Kentucky (3/21/99) Duke (3/27/99) Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals

36 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 36 #42 MORRIS PETERSON Senior * Forward 6-7 * 215 Flint, MI Northwestern HS Season: Midwest Region MVP, averaging 16.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games... Sporting News first-team All-American... NABC and USBWA second-team All-American... Big Ten Coaches Player of the Year... first-team All-Big Ten... MSU s leading scorer, averaging 16.6 ppg... scored in double figures in all but three games, including 14 in a row... MSU s leading scorer in 20 games... scored a game-high 18 points vs. Iowa State (3/25), while also grabbing 7 rebounds... scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the second half vs. Syracuse (3/23)... named Most Outstanding Player of Big Ten Tournament after averaging 18.0 points and 5.7 rebounds... tossed in 22 points and collected nine rebounds vs. Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals... double-double (11 pts., 10 reb.) at Indiana (2/26)... scored a team-high 15 points vs. Wisconsin (2/19) and 17 at Penn State (2/23)... scored a team-high 26 points and grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against Ohio State (2/15)... double-double (18 pts., 10 reb.) against Wisconsin (2/12)... named Big Ten Player of the Week on Feb. 7 and Jan first in the Big Ten in 3-point field-goal percentage (43.5%)... doubledouble against Michigan (2/1) with a career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds, including 20 points and 10 boards in the second half... recorded double-double against Ohio State (1/20), leading the team with 20 points and 11 rebounds... scored 17 points against Indiana (1/11), including a threepoint field goal with 11.3 seconds left to send the game into overtime... voted the nation s best small forward in an espn.com online poll... scored 31 points and tallied a career-best five steals against North Carolina (12/1)... scored 29 points against Iowa (1/8)... recorded a double-double (10 pts., 10 reb.) against Kansas (12/7)... Wooden Award finalist... named to Coca-Cola Spartan Classic and Puerto Rico Shootout All-Tournament teams... posted a doubledouble in season opener against Toledo (19 pts., 10 reb.)... NABC All-District one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award. Peterson s Career Statistics CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 36 three times, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) Points: 32 vs. Michigan (2/1/00) Rebounds: 12 vs. Mt. St. Mary s (3/12/99) Assists: 5 vs. Ill.-Chicago (12/13/98) Field Goals: 12 vs. North Carolina (12/1/99) Field Goal Attempts: 18 two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 5 three times, vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 9 two times, last vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Free Throws: 9 three times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Free Throw Attempts: 13 vs. Wisconsin (2/21/99) Steals: 5 vs. North Carolina (12/1/99) Blocks: 2 six times, last vs. Mississippi (3/14/99) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 36 three times, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) Points: 32 vs. Michigan (2/1/00) Rebounds: 11 two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Assists: 4 three times, last vs. Illinois (1/30/00) Field Goals: 12 vs. North Carolina (12/1/99) Field Goal Attempts: 18 two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) 3-Point Field Goals: 5 three times, last vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 9 two times, last vs. Syracuse (3/23/00) Free Throws: 9 two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Free Throw Attempts: 12 two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/15/00) Steals: 5 vs. North Carolina (12/1/99) Blocks: 1 ten times, last vs. Iowa State (3/25/00) -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /0 12/ / /18 518/ / /0 503/ / /4 907/ / / / / Totals 135/ / /

37 Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 37 #42 MORRIS PETERSON Career Notes: Has played in a school-record 135 games, starting scored 13 points against Utah to become only the fifth player in MSU history to record 1,500 points and 600 rebounds... became the 28th player in MSU history to score 1,000 points with 14 points vs. Texas... stands in ninth place on the MSU career scoring list with 1,547 points... ranks among MSU all-time leaders with 141 three-point field goals (fifth)... has scored in double figures on 79 occasions and has scored 20 or more points 16 times... has 10 career double-doubles... averaging 12.5 points and 6.1 rebounds in 12 career NCAA Tournament games... has scored in double figures in his last eight NCAA tourney games, averaging 15.0 points during the streak. PETERSON S CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin / /3.5 4/0.4 98/9.8 North Carolina 2 53/ /4.5 3/1.5 40/20.0 PETERSON S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Eastern Michigan (3/12/98) Princeton (3/14/98) North Carolina (3/19/98) Mount St. Mary s (3/12/99) Mississippi (3/14/99) Oklahoma (3/19/99) Kentucky (3/21/99) Duke (3/27/99) Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/18/00) Game Totals

38 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 38 #23 JASON RICHARDSON Freshman * G/F 6-6 * 215 Saginaw, MI Arthur Hill HS Season: Nearly recorded a double-double vs. Valparaiso (3/16), scoring nine points and collecting 10 rebounds while playing a season-high 25 minutes... scored 13 points, including a career-best three three-point field goals against Michigan (3/4)... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Minnesota (3/2)... scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds (five offensive) against UConn (2/ 5)... returned to action against Michigan (2/1) after missing two games with chest/back injury... rebound dunk off a missed free throw against Indiana (1/11) was voted dunk of the week on espn.com poll... listed as one of the top-15 freshman by Sports Illustrated (Dec. 13.)... grabbed a gamehigh nine rebounds at Kentucky (12/23)... scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds against Kansas (12/7)... named to Coca-Cola Spartan Classic All-Tournament team, averaging 12 points and 7 rebounds... scored a careerhigh 16 points vs. Howard (12/3)... recorded 10 points and seven rebounds against North Carolina (12/1)... scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in his Spartan debut against Toledo (11/22). CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 25 vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Points: 16 vs. Howard (12/3/99) Rebounds: 12 vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Assists: 2 five times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Field Goals: 7 two times, last vs. Connecticut (2/5/00) Field Goal Attempts: 12 vs. Howard (12/3/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 3 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 5 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Free Throws: 5 vs. Iowa (1/8/00) Free Throw Attempts: 7 vs. Iowa (1/8/00) Steals: 2 three times, last vs. Illinois (3/12/00) Blocks: 1 six times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 25 vs. Valparaiso (3/16/00) Points: 16 vs. Howard (12/3/99) Rebounds: 12 vs. Minnesota (3/2/00) Assists: 2 five times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Field Goals: 7 two times, last vs. Connecticut (2/5/00) Field Goal Attempts: 12 vs. Howard (12/3/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 3 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) 3-Point FG Attempts: 5 vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Free Throws: 5 vs. Iowa (1/8/00) Free Throw Attempts: 7 vs. Iowa (1/8/00) Steals: 2 three times, last vs. Illinois (3/12/00) Blocks: 1 six times, last vs. Michigan (3/4/00) Richardson s Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /3 557/ /

39 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 39 #23 JASON RICHARDSON Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) DNP Illinois (1/30) DNP Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/11) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) Michigan (3/4) Iowa (3/10) Wisconsin (3/11) Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) RICHARDSON S CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin 3 50/ /4.7 1/0.3 6/2.0 North Carolina 1 18/ /7.0 1/1.0 10/10.0 RICHARDSON S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals

40 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 40 #11 DAVID THOMAS Junior * Forward 6-7 * 205 Brampton, ONT Notre Dame HS Season: Returned to action in Big Ten Tournament championship game after sitting out four games with a stress fracture in his right foot... tied career-high with 10 rebounds and matched his season high with 8 points at Penn State (2/23)... grabbed seven rebounds at Northwestern (1/27)... scored a season-high eight points on four-offour shooting against Northwestern (1/22)... scored seven points against Oakland (12/18) and Iowa (1/8)... tallied a career-high seven assists against North Carolina (12/1)... tallied five assists and four turnovers against Toledo (11/22) in his first career start at point guard. Career Notes: Has appeared in 79 games, starting redshirted last year after averaging 2.3 points per game during first two seasons. CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 33 vs. Temple (12/4/97) Points: 12 vs. Cleveland St. (12/6/97) Rebounds: 10 two times, last vs. Penn State (2/23/00) Assists: 7 vs. North Carolina (12/1/99) Field Goals: 5 two times, last vs. Cleveland St. (12/7/97) Field Goal Attempts: 8 three times, last vs. Cleveland St. (12/7/97) 3-Point Field Goals: 1 vs. Oakland (12/18/99) 3-Point FG Attempts: 2 two times, last vs. Oakland (12/18/99) Free Throws: 3 vs. Illinois (1/30/00) Free Throw Attempts: 4 two times, last vs. Illinois (1/30/00)) Steals: 4 vs. Illinois-Chicago (12/5/96) Blocks: 3 vs. Temple (12/4/97) SEASON HIGHS Minutes: 27 two times, last vs. Texas (11/ 27/99) Points: 8 two times, last vs. Penn State (2/23/00) Rebounds: 10 vs. Penn State (2/23/00) Assists: 7 vs. North Carolina (12/1/99) Field Goals: 4 vs. Northwestern (1/22/00) Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Oakland (12/18/99) 3-Point Field Goals: 1 vs. Oakland (12/18/99) 3-Point FG Attempts: 2 two times, last vs. Oakland (12/18/99) Free Throws: 3 two times, vs. Wisconsin (2/19/00) Free Throw Attempts: 4 three times, last vs. Illinois (2/19/00) Steals: 3 three times, last vs. Iowa (1/ 8/00) Blocks: 1 five times, last vs.utah (3/18/00) Thomas Career Statistics -Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% REB AVG PF/D A BL ST PTS AVG /3 197/ / /7 354/ / /11 451/ / Totals 79/ / /

41 MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - FINAL FOUR, APRIL 1 & 3, 2000 * 41 #11 DAVID THOMAS Game by Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft reb pf pts ast to blk stlmin Toledo (11/22) Providence (11/25) S. Carolina (11/26) Texas (11/27) North Carolina (12/1) Howard (12/3) Eastern Mich. (12/4) Kansas (12/7) Arizona (12/11) Oakland (12/18) Kentucky (12/23) Miss. Vall. St. (12/28) DNP Wright State (12/30) Penn State (1/5) Iowa (1/8) Indiana (1/11) Ohio State (1/20) Northwestern (1/22) Northwestern (1/27) Illinois (1/30) Michigan (2/1) Connecticut (2/5) Purdue (2/8) Wisconsin (2/12) Ohio State (2/15) Wisconsin (2/19) Penn State (2/23) Indiana (2/26) Minnesota (3/2) DNP Michigan (3/4) DNP Iowa (3/10) DNP Wisconsin (3/11) DNP Illinois (3/12) Valparaiso (3/16) Utah (3/18) Syracuse (3/23) Iowa State (3/25) THOMAS CAREER STATS VS. FINAL FOUR OPPONENTS Team G Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast/Avg Pts/Avg Wisconsin 4 34/ /2.3 0/0.0 9/2.3 North Carolina 2 32/ /3.5 7/3.5 2/1.0 THOMAS CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS Team Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA REB A PTS Eastern Michigan (3/12/98) Princeton (3/14/98) North Carolina (3/19/98) Valparaiso (3/16/00) Utah (3/18/00) Syracuse (3/23/00) Iowa State (3/25/00) Game Totals