MICHIGAN STATE BASKETBALL Michigan State (15-4, 2-2) vs. Penn State (10-7, 1-3) Jan. 20, University Park, Pa. - 4:37 p.m.

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1 YOU DON T WANT TO MISS THIS * Michigan State leads the Big Ten in both fieldgoal percentage defense and scoring defense (see page 2). * Drew Neitzel leads the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (see page 4). * Michigan State has out-rebounded 15 of its 19 opponents (see page 5). MICHIGAN STATE SCHEDULE November 1 vs. Grand Valley State (exh.) [1] W, NORTHERN MICHIGAN (exh.) W, %BROWN (ESPNU) W, %YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, CITADEL (ESPN+ Local) W, % #19 Texas (ESPN2) [2] W, % Maryland (ESPN2) [2] L, VERMONT W, OAKLAND W, at Boston College (ESPN) [3] L, December 3 BRADLEY (ESPN+ Local) W, IPFW (ESPN360) W, vs. BYU (ESPN2) [4] W, CHICAGO STATE (ESPN+ Local) W, BELMONT W, UW-GREEN BAY (ESPN+ Local) W, LOYOLA (MD.) (ESPN+ Local) W, January 4 at Iowa (ESPN2) L, at Indiana (CBS) L, NORTHWESTERN (ESPN+ Local) W, ILLINOIS (CBS) W, at Penn State (ESPN+ Regional) 4:37 p.m. 24 MINNESOTA (ESPN+ Local) 7 p.m. 27 at Ohio State (ESPN2) 9 p.m. 30 at Illinois (ESPN) 9 p.m. February 3 OHIO STATE (CBS) 4 p.m. 7 at Purdue (ESPN+ Local) 8 p.m. 13 MICHIGAN (ESPN) 9 p.m. 17 IOWA (ESPN+ Regional) 2:30 p.m. 20 WISCONSIN (ESPN) 7 p.m. 24 INDIANA (ESPN) 9 p.m. 27 or 28 at Michigan (TBA) TBA March 3 at Wisconsin (TBA) TBA % K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefi ting Coaches Vs. Cancer Game times are Eastern Standard Time [1] - Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, Mich. [2] - Coaches vs. Cancer - New York, N.Y. [3] - ACC/Big Ten Challenge [4] - Spartan Clash - The Palace of Auburn Hills MSU SPORTS INFORMATION Basketball SID: Matt Larson larson@ath.msu.edu Office: Fax: Address: Z-22 Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI MICHIGAN STATE BASKETBALL Michigan State (15-4, 2-2) vs. Penn State (10-7, 1-3) Jan. 20, University Park, Pa. - 4:37 p.m. GAME #20 Michigan State (15-4, 2-2) vs. Penn State (10-7, 1-3) January 20, :37 p.m. EST University Park, Pa. - Bryce Jordan Center Radio: Spartan Sports Network - Will Tieman (Play by Play), Gus Ganakas (Color). Flagship - WMMQ 94.9 FM/WJIM 1240 AM TV: ESPN Plus Regional - Eric Collins (Play by Play), Bob Ford (Color) THE OPENING TIP After a thrilling second-half comeback on Sunday against Illinois, Michigan State did not play a mid-week game before traveling to Penn State for a Saturday afternoon contest in University Park. The Nittany Lions lost at Michigan on Wednesday night. MSU is looking for its fi rst true road win of the season, while PSU is 10-3 at the Bryce Jordan Center. This will be the only meeting of the season between the Spartans and Nittany Lions. THE JUMP BALL Michigan State Penn State Record 15-4, , 1-3 Coach Tom Izzo Ed DeChellis Career Record (Years) (12) (11) Leading Scorer Drew Neitzel (18.0) Geary Claxton (16.7) Leading Rebounder Goran Suton (6.7) Geary Claxton (8.3) Leading Assists Travis Walton (5.1) Ben Luber (3.9) Series Record MSU leads 23-3 Record At State College MSU leads 7-2 Last Meeting MSU (Jan. 28, 2006 in East Lansing) Series Streak MSU won seven POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUPS Michigan State Spartans (15-4, 2-2) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Other F - #14 Goran Suton (So., 6-11, 255) spg * Started 15 games this season... Leads MSU is rebounding and ranks third in scoring and assists. F - #2 Raymar Morgan (Fr., 6-7, 225) FG% * MSU is 7-2 with Morgan in the starting lineup... Missed seven games with a stress reaction in his right shin... Played 30 minutes vs. Illinois, recording 10 points. C - #00 Idong Ibok (So., 6-10, 245) bpg * Started 11 of the last 14 games... Averaging 3.9 points in the last 10 games, totaling 39 points after scoring seven in the fi rst nine games... Made 16 of his last 17 shots. G - #5 Travis Walton (So., 6-2, 195) a:to ratio * Spartan co-captain... Totaled seven or more assists in seven games... Ranks fourth in the Big Ten in assists and third in assist-to-turnover ratio. G - #11 Drew Neitzel (Jr., 6-0, 180) FT% * Spartan co-captain... Scored 20 or more points in nine of the last 15 games... Scored 17 or more points in 14 games... Shooting a career-best 43.5 percent from the fi eld. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-6, 1-2) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Other F - #2 Jamelle Cornley (So., 6-5, 240) FG% F - #23 Brandon Hassell (Jr., 6-11, 230) FG% G/F - #5 Geary Claxton (Jr., 6-5, 220) spg G - #32 David Jackson (Sr., 6-1, 205) FT% G - #33 Danny Morrissey (So., 6-3, 190) FG

2 Michigan State has used seven different starting lineups this year MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. El./Yr. Hometown Notes 00 Idong Ibok C So./Jr. Lagos, Nigeria Owns a 7-foot-5 wingspan 1 Brandon Darnton G Jr./Sr. Harbor Springs, Mich. Joined the Spartans as a walk-on in Raymar Morgan F Fr./Fr. Canton, Ohio Won back-to-back Division I State Championships 5 Travis Walton G So./So. Lima, Ohio Spartan co-captain as a sophomore 10 Bryan Tibaldi G Jr./Sr. Traverse City, Mich. In second season as a walk-on 11 Drew Neitzel G Jr./Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Led the Big Ten in assists in league games (5.56 apg) 13 Deon Curry G So./Jr. Oakland Township, Mich. Back-up wide receiver on the football team 14 Goran Suton C So./Jr. Lansing, Mich. Born in Bosnia-Herzegovina 15 DeMarcus Ducre G Jr./Sr. Saginaw, Mich. Former walk-on awarded scholarship in summer 22 Isaiah Dahlman G Fr./Fr. Braham, Minn. Grandson of Hall of Famer John Kundla 23 Maurice Joseph G So./So. Montreal, Quebec MSU s fi rst Canadian player since David Thomas 34 Drew Naymick C Jr./Sr. Muskegon, Mich. Played just seven games last year as a medical redshirt 40 Tom Herzog C Fr./Fr. Flint, Mich. Expected to redshirt in Marquise Gray F So./Jr. Flint, Mich. Started nine games in Jacob Hannon F Jr./Sr. Cody, Wyo. In second season as a walk-on Head Coach: Tom Izzo (12th season) Assistant Coach: Jim Boylen (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Mark Montgomery (6th season) Assistant Coach: Dwayne Stephens (4th season) Director of Basketball Operations: Richard Bader Video Coordinator: Kevin Pauga Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Athletic Trainer: Tom Mackowiak Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Vorkapich On This Date Michigan State is all-time on Jan. 20, including 4-9 on the road. Year Site W/L Score Opponent 2000 A L Ohio State 1996 H W Iowa 1990 H W Northwestern 1988 A L Purdue 1983 A L Indiana 1979 H W Iowa (OT) 1977 H W Illinois 1975 A L Iowa 1973 A L Wisconsin 1970 H W Notre Dame 1968 H W Northwestern 1962 A W Michigan 1958 A L Wisconsin 1951 A W Michigan 1948 A W Detroit 1947 H L Wisconsin 1945 H W Wayne State 1940 H L Michigan 1928 A L Loyola (Chicago) 1923 H L Michigan 1917 H W 47-7 Alma 1916 A L Northwestern Coll A W Rose Poly 1911 H W Alma 1908 A L Detroit YMCA 1900 A L 6-5 Olivet PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Isaiah Dahlman...DOLL-munn DeMarcus Ducre...DO-cree Idong Ibok...EE-dong EE-bock Raymar Morgan...RAY-mar Drew Naymick...NAY-mick Drew Neitzel...NIGHT-zul Goran Suton...GORE-on SUE-tahn Bryan Tibaldi...Tuh-BALL-dee The Starting Five 1. Spartan Defense Among Big Ten s Best Michigan State ranks among the top defensive teams in the Big Ten. The Spartans lead the league in fi eld-goal percentage defense (.375) and scoring defense (55.8 ppg), while ranking second in 3-point fieldgoal percentage defense (.303) and fourth in blocked shots (5.26 bpg). Maryland shot a season-high 54.8 percent from the fi eld, and is the only one of MSU s 19 opponents to shoot better than 46 percent from the fi eld, as 14 opponents have shot below 40 percent. The Spartans have held four opponents (Brown, The Citadel, Bradley and IPFW) below 30 percent shooting. MSU s defense is also among the nation s best, ranking seventh in scoring defense (55.8 ppg), 11th in fi eld-goal percentage defense (37.4%) and 28th in blocked shots (5.50 bpg), according to the most recent NCAA stats (Jan. 16). 2. Lending A Helping Hand - Michigan State leads the Big Ten in assists with per contest. In fact, MSU has recorded an assist on 316 of its 438 baskets (72.1 percent). That percentage ranks fourth in the nation. Individually, Travis Walton (4th, 5.11 apg) and Drew Neitzel (5th, 4.58 apg) rank among the league leaders in assists. 3. For Starters - Due to a variety of factors, including injuries, Michigan State has used seven different starting lineups this season. The most popular starting lineup consists of Drew Neitzel, Travis Walton, Raymar Morgan, Marquise Gray and Goran Suton, and has been used in fi ve contests, sporting a 4-1 record in the first fi ve games of the season. 4. Leading Scorers - Although Drew Neitzel is unquestionably Michigan State s number one scoring threat, his teammates have also contributed to the attack as six different Spartans have led MSU in scoring in a game this season. Neitzel has been the leading scorer on 14 occassions, followed by Maurice Joseph (2 games), Goran Suton (2), Marquise Gray (1), Raymar Morgan (1) and Travis Walton (1). 5. From Way Downtown - Michigan State ranks third in the Big Ten Conference in 3- point fi eld-goal percentage, connecting on 37.6 percent of its attempts from behind the arc. Coach Tom Izzo credits the success in large part to the right players attempting the shots, as just five Spartans have made more than one. Drew Neitzel (55-137,.401) and Maurice Joseph (25-58,.431) are MSU s two most prolifi c long-range shooters.

3 TALE OF THE TAPE - MSU/PSU STAT BREAKDOWNS Category (Big Ten stats in paren.)... MSU...PSU Scoring Offense (60.0) (68.5) Scoring Defense (59.2) (70.5) Scoring Margin (+0.8) (-2.0) Field Goal Pct (.464) (.478) Field Goal Pct. Defense (.410) (.444) 3Pt. FG Pct (.239) (.412) 3Pt. FG Pct. Defense (.236) (.421) Free Throw Pct (.702) (.658) Rebound Margin (+8.3) (+1.3) Turnovers per game (15.8) (11.3) MSU vs. Penn State Notes Drew Neitzel is shooting 55.6 percent against Penn State... Series History - Michigan State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 23-3, including a 7-2 advantage in games played in University Park. The Nittany Lions three wins in the series have been by a combined seven points. The Spartans have won seven straight games in the series and 15 consecutive regular-season meetings. Tom Izzo is 16-2 in his career against Penn State. Coach DeChellis - Ed DeChellis (Penn State, 82) is in his 11th season as a collegiate head coach, including in four seasons seasons at Penn State. He served as head coach at East Tennessee State from Nittany Lion Notes - The 129 points Penn State scored on Dec. 30 against VMI established a Big Ten record... The Nittany Lions ranks second in the Big Ten in assists, averaging per game... At 6-foot-5, Geary Claxton leads the Big Ten in rebounding at 8.3 rpg and ranks fi fth in scoring (16.7 ppg)... Danny Morrissey is shooting a remarkable 57.1 percent from 3-point range in Big Ten games (16-of-28), averaging 4.0 makes per league contest. The Last Meeting - Michigan State defeated Penn State, 69-60, on Jan. 28, 2006 in East Lansing. Penn State held a halftime lead as the Spartans shot just 34.4 percent in the first half, including just 18.8 percent from 3-point range (3-of-16). With Paul Davis out of action with a head injury and Maurice Ager struggling with a 3-of-19 effort from the fi eld, the burden fell on the shoulders of Shannon Brown and Drew Neitzel. The duo responded, scoring 39 of MSU s 42 second-half points. Brown scored a game-high 29 points and Neitzel scored a season-best 19. As a team, MSU shot 60.9 percent in the second half, including 57.1 percent from 3-point range. Penn State still held a lead with 5:31 left in the game, but Michigan State closed on a 12-2 run. The Last Meeting In University Park - Michigan State defeated Penn State, 84-58, on Jan. 5, In the Big Ten opener, Penn State held a lead with 14:01 left in the fi rst half. Michigan State responded with a 17-2 run to take a lead with 7:39 remaining. Leading at the half, MSU allowed PSU to score the fi rst basket of the second half. Kelvin Torbert answered with a 3-pointer and the Nittany Lions never got closer than 10 points after that. When Chris Hill hit a 3-pointer at the 14:07 mark, the Spartan lead stood at 19. After shooting 45.5 percent in the fi rst half, MSU shot 57.7 percent in the second half, including 50 percent from behind the arc. With 11 points, Kelvin Torbert scored the 1,000th point of his career. The Spartans turned 20 PSU turnovers into 33 points. Alan Anderson led MSU with 17 points, while Geary Claxton paced the Nittany Lions with 20 points. MSU PLAYERS VS. PENN STATE Name GP/GS Min/Avg. FG/Pct. 3FG/Pct. FT/Pct. Pts/Avg. Reb/Avg. Ast/Avg. Gray 1/0 24/ / / /.000 2/2.0 6/6.0 0/0.0 Ibok 1/0 4/ / / /.000 0/0.0 0/0.0 0/0.0 Joseph 1/0 2/ / / /.000 0/0.0 0/0.0 0/0.0 Naymick 4/0 24/ / / /.000 6/1.5 8/2.0 1/0.3 Neitzel 3/1 70/ / / / /8.7 3/1.0 13/4.3 Suton 1/0 13/ / / /.000 0/0.0 2/2.0 0/0.0 Walton 1/0 18/ / / /.000 2/2.0 0/0.0 1/1.0 MSU vs. Penn State Series Quick Facts Overall: MSU leads 23-3 At East Lansing: MSU leads 16-0 At Breslin Center: MSU leads 12-0 At University Park: MSU leads 7-2 At Neutral Site: PSU leads 1-0 Izzo vs. PSU: 16-2 DeChellis vs. MSU: 0-8 Most MSU Points: 98 (Jan. 3, 2001) Most PSU Points: 74 (Dec. 30, 1954) Fewest MSU Points: 16 (Jan. 2, 1929) Fewest PSU Points: 14 (Jan. 2, 1929) Largest MSU Margin: 34 (Jan. 22, 2003) Largest PSU Margin: 4 (Feb. 10, 1996) Last MSU Win: Jan. 28, 2006 (69-60) Last PSU Win: March 9, 2001 (65-63) Current Streak: MSU won seven Longest MSU Win Streak: Eight Longest MSU Home Win Streak: 16* Longest MSU Away Win Streak: Six* Longest PSU Win Streak: One Longest PSU Home Win Streak: One Longest PSU Away Win Streak: -- * Active Streak In Overtime: 0-0 Last 15 Meetings (MSU 14-1) Date Site W/L MSU-Opp H W H W A W H W A W H W A W N L H W H W H W A W A W H W H W Individual Superlatives MSU Players Most Points vs. PSU: Shannon Brown - 29 (2006) Most Rebounds vs. PSU: Antonio Smith - 17 (1997) Most Assists vs. PSU: Eric Snow - 13 (1995) PSU Players Most Points vs. MSU: Joe Crispin & Titus Ivory - 22 (2001) Most Rebounds vs. MSU: Geary Claxton - 13 (2006) Aaron Johnson - 13 (2003) Most Assists vs. MSU: Dan Earl - 7 (1995)

4 Raymar Morgan is averaging 23.0 minutes since returning from injury... Big Ten Conference Standings (Through games of Jan. 17) Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin Indiana Ohio State Michigan Michigan State Iowa Illinois Purdue Penn State Minnesota Northwestern Big Ten Conference Schedule Jan (All Times Eastern) Tuesday, Jan. 16 Indiana 71 - Iowa 64 Wednesday, Jan. 17 Illinois 64 - Minnesota 52 Michigan 77 - Penn State 57 Ohio State 73 - Northwestern 41 Wisconsin 69 - Purdue 64 Saturday, Jan. 20 Purdue at Michigan, 12:15 p.m. Wisconsin at Illinois, 2 p.m. Northwestern at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. Indiana at Connecticut, 3:45 p.m. Michigan State at Penn State, 4:37 p.m. Iowa at Ohio State, 8 p.m. Game #19 Notes - Michigan State 63 - Illinois 57 * Trailing at halftime, Michigan State opened the second half on a 28-5 run. * MSU s defense held Illinois to scoring droughts of 6:10 and 6:05 in the second half. * Illinois made just six second-half fi eld goals and three of those came in the fi nal 2:34 of the game. * MSU held a lead at the 12:08 mark of the fi rst half, but Illinois closed the half on a 21-9 run as Michigan State did not score a field goal over the fi nal 9:08 and managed just fi ve free throws during that stretch. * Illinois had an 11-4 advantage in points off turnovers in the fi rst half, but MSU outscored the Illini, 17-9, in that stat in the second half. * For the second time this season, Drew Neitzel was a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line. * Michigan State recorded all six of its steals in the second half. * Led by Raymar Morgan s 10 points, MSU s bench outscored Illinois, Michigan State Notes Nitro s New Role - Last season, Drew Neitzel ranked among the Big Ten leaders in assists, but averaged just 8.3 points per game and attempted just 7.1 shots per game as he distributed the ball to three future NBA players. This year, Neitzel is averaging a team-best 18.0 points per game. In nine of the last 15 games, Neitzel has scored 20 or more, averaging 19.1 points over those 15 contests. He has scored 17 or more points in 14 games. On the season, he is averaging 12.5 shots and 4.7 free-throw attempts per game. Despite taking more shots, he is shooting a career-best 43.5 percent from the fi eld. Meanwhile, he has continued to be a distributor of the ball, averaging 4.6 assists per contest. For his efforts, Neitzel was named the co-big Ten Player of the Week on Nov. 20 and Nov. 27. He leads the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (.900), while ranking second in 3-point fi eld goals made (2.89 pg), third in minutes played (34.68 mpg), fourth in scoring (18.0 ppg), fi fth in assists (4.58 apg) and seventh in assist-toturnover ratio (1.85). Morgan s Contributions - After missing seven games with a stress reaction in his right shin, Raymar Morgan has appeared in the last three games off the bench, averaging 6.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 23.0 minutes. Against Illinois, he recorded 10 points and five rebounds in 30 minutes, all of which were highs since returning from the injury. There were 35 days between games for Morgan. He opened his freshman season with six double-fi gure efforts, becoming the fi rst Spartan freshman to open his career with six games scoring in double fi gures. In fact, no other Spartan freshman had scored double fi gures in more than their first three games. Previously, Sam Vincent ( ) was the only Spartan freshman to score 10 or more in his fi rst three games. Morgan is currently the team s second-leading scorer at 10.4 ppg, and has scored in doublefi gures in nine of his 12 contests. He scored a game-high 18 points in MSU s win over No. 19 Texas, and also scored 18 against Bradley. Four Final Fours In Last Eight Years * Michigan State is the only team to have appeared in four of the last eight Final Fours and just the eighth school in NCAA history to appear in four Final Fours in any seven-year period. The other schools are Cincinnati, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Oklahoma State and UCLA. * Tom Izzo is just the sixth coach in NCAA history to lead a team to four Final Fours in a seven-year span, joining John Wooden, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Denny Crum and Henry Iba. * Every four-year player recruited by Tom Izzo has appeared in at least one Final Four before leaving Michigan State.

5 MSU has led the Big Ten in rebounding in 7 of the last 9 years... Walton s Improved Play - Sophomore co-captain Travis Walton has been asked to carry a lot of the point guard duties this season. He has responded by posting a 2.26 assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking third in the Big Ten, while also ranking fourth in the league in assists (5.11 apg). Against UW-Green Bay, Walton recorded eight assists, no turnovers and three steals, while shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the fi eld. He dished out a career-high nine assists against Bradley, while also scoring a career-best 15 points. He has seven games with seven or more assists and fi ve games scoring in doublefi gures, after not scoring more than seven in a game last season. In addition, Walton usually draws the opponent s top perimeter player as a defensive assignment. Hitting The Boards - Michigan State has made a commitment to rebounding in , as the Spartans boast a Big Ten-best +9.5 rebounding margin, out-rebounding 15 of their 19 opponents, while tying two other teams. According to the most recent NCAA statistics (Jan. 16), the Spartans rank fifth in the nation (+9.9). MSU s greatest margin came against Northwestern (+24, 37-13), while Indiana (30-26) and Boston College (37-36) are the only teams to out-rebound the Spartans. MSU s rebound margin has been at least +15 in seven games. In three games, the Spartans have grabbed more offensive rebounds than their opponents totaled defensive boards. MSU accomplished this feat against Youngstown State (MSU - 15 off. reb.; YSU - 9 def. reb.), Maryland (MSU - 17 off. reb.; UMD - 16 def. reb.) and Northwestern (MSU - 16 off. reb.; NU - 7 def. reb.). Three different Spartans have grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a game, including Marquise Gray (12 vs. Oakland & BYU, 11 vs. Chicago State & Loyola), Drew Naymick (10 vs. Bradley) and Goran Suton (15 vs. UW-Green Bay, 12 vs. Youngstown State & 11 vs. BYU). Too Many Turnovers - Michigan State has struggled with turnovers this season, averaging 15.2 per game. In the most recent game, MSU committed 17 against Illinois, but just six came in the second half. For the most part, the turnover problem has not been due to poor guard play as MSU s starting backcourt of Drew Neitzel and Travis Walton are averaging a combined 4.7 per game, while both rank in the top seven in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio. Neitzel s Second Halves - As a general rule, Drew Neitzel has been a more explosive scorer in the second half. Through 19 games, Neitzel is averaging 6.7 points in the fi rst half and 11.3 after halftime. He scored 17 of his 20 points vs. Iowa in the second half. Recently, he scored 11 points in the fi rst half against Chicago State and 21 after the break, followed by a two-point fi rst half and 18-point second against Belmont. Earlier this season, he followed a four-point first half vs. Maryland with 17 points in the second. In fi ve games this season, Neitzel has scored at least 10 more points in the second half than he did in the first. On the fl ip side, however, he has also shown a knack for some quick starts. He knocked down four fi rst-half 3-pointers against Youngstown State and Vermont and three in the fi rst against IPFW and Chicago State. MSU Rebounding Under Coach Izzo In Tom Izzo s 11 full seasons at Michigan State, the Spartans have led the Big Ten in rebounding margin seven times and fi nished second three more times. In addition, the Spartans have ranked in the top-10 nationally fi ve times, including leading the nation in 2000 and Year Rebounding Margin Big Ten Rank National Rank nd...12th nd...25th st...5th st... 2nd st... 1st st... 1st st...6th st... 21st th th st... 11th nd... 21st st... 5th (Jan. 16) MSU S RECORD IN WHEN: At home: 13-0 On road: 0-3 Neutral: 2-1 Leading at the half: 12-0 Trailing at the half: 3-4 Tied at halftime: 0-0 Shoot 50% or above from fi eld: 5-0 Shoot less than 50% from fi eld: 10-4 Opp. shoots 50% or above: 0-1 Opp. shoots less than 50%: 15-3 MSU outshoots opp.: 15-2 Opp. outshoots MSU: 0-2 Both teams shoot same from fl oor: 0-0 MSU outrebounds opp.: 13-2 Opp. outrebounds MSU: 0-2 Rebounds are equal: 2-0 MSU has more turnovers: 9-3 Opp. has more turnovers: 6-0 Turnovers are equal: 0-1 Game decided by 1-5 pts: 1-2 Game decided by 6-10 pts: 3-1 Game decided by pts: 4-0 Game decided by 16+ pts: 7-1 MSU scores less than 60 pts: 1-2 MSU scores pts: 6-2 MSU scores pts: 5-0 MSU scores 80+ pts: 3-0 MSU allows less than 60 pts: 9-0 MSU allows pts: 6-3 MSU allows pts: 0-1 MSU allows 80+ pts: 0-0 MSU in overtime: 0-0 One MSU player scores 10+: 0-1 Two MSU players score 10+: 5-2 Three MSU players score 10+: 5-1 Four MSU players score 10+: 4-0 Five MSU players score 10+: 0-0 Six MSU players score 10+: 1-0 In November: 6-2 In December: 7-0 In January: 2-2 In February: 0-0 In March: 0-0 On Sunday: 3-1 On Monday: 0-0 On Tuesday: 2-0 On Wednesday: 3-1 On Thursday: 2-1 On Friday: 0-1 On Saturday: 5-0 Day Games: 6-1 Night Games: 9-3

6 MSU has one fewer blocks (100) than it did all of last season (101)... EVEN MORE STATS Largest halftime lead: 20 vs. Vermont Largest halftime deficit: 11 vs. Indiana and Illinois MSU FG% at home: 48.2% MSU FT% at home: 73.7% MSU 3PT% at home: 40.8% MSU FG% on the road/neutral: 43.8% MSU FT% on the road/neutral: 63.6% MSU 3PT% on the road/neutral: 31.5% MSU point avg. at home: 70.6 MSU point avg. on road/neutral: 61.3 Largest deficit overcome to win: 14 - vs. Illinois (34-20) Largest lead surrendered in a loss: 4 - vs. Boston College (4-0) SPECIALTY STATS Dunks: 49 - Marquise Gray (31), Idong Ibok (7), Drew Naymick (7), Raymar Morgan (4) Double-Figure Scoring Games: 52 - Drew Neitzel (18), Raymar Morgan (9), Goran Suton (8), Marquise Gray (7), Travis Walton (5), Maurice Joseph (4), Isaiah Dahlman (3), Drew Naymick (1) 20-Point Scoring Games: 10 - Drew Neitzel (9), Goran Suton (1) 30-Point Scoring Games: 1 - Drew Neitzel (1) Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 8 - Marquise Gray (4), Goran Suton (3), Drew Naymick (1) Double-Figure Assists Games: 1 - Drew Neitzel (1) Double-Doubles: 7 - Marquise Gray (3), Goran Suton (3), Drew Neitzel (1) *Games Leading MSU In Scoring: Drew Neitzel (14), Maurice Joseph (2), Goran Suton (2), Marquise Gray (1), Raymar Morgan (1), Travis Walton (1) *Games Leading MSU In Rebounding: Marquise Gray (7), Goran Suton (7), Drew Naymick (3), Raymar Morgan (2), Idong Ibok (2), Drew Neitzel (1) *Games Leading MSU In Assists: Travis Walton (12), Drew Neitzel (9), Goran Suton (2), Maurice Joseph (1), Raymar Morgan (1), Note: * Includes sharing team lead MSU s RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP Neitzel, Walton, Morgan, Suton, Gray: 4-1 Neitzel, Walton, Dahlman, Ibok, Suton: 3-1 Neitzel, Walton, Morgan, Ibok, Gray: 2-1 Neitzel, Walton, Dahlman, Suton, Gray: 2-1 Neitzel, Walton, Joseph, Ibok, Suton: 2-0 Neitzel, Walton, Morgan, Ibok, Suton: 1-0 Neitzel, Walton, Dahlman, Ibok Gray: 1-0 Neitzel Among All-Time Assists Leaders - Drew Neitzel ranks eighth in MSU history with 373 career assists. Chris Hill ranks seventh on the MSU career charts with 452 assists. MSU s Block Party - Michigan State has blocked 100 shots through the first 19 games, an average of 5.3 blocks per contest, ranking fourth in the Big Ten. According to the most recent NCAA stats (Jan. 16), MSU ranks 28th in the nation (5.3 bpg). By comparison, MSU blocked just 101 shots last season in 34 games, an average of 3.0 per game. As recently as 2004, MSU blocked just 54 shots for the entire season. Since blocked shots were fi rst kept as an offi cial statistic in , MSU s greatest singleseason total was 133 in The Spartans are led in blocks by Drew Naymick with 30, followed by Idong Ibok with 24 and Marquise Gray with 16. Naymick s 30 blocks already rank him tied with Matt Steigenga ( ) for the eighth-best single season total in Spartan history. With six more blocks, Naymick will move into sole possession of fourth most in a single season. Dahlman On The Shelf - Isaiah Dahlman is currently out of action with an injury in his right foot. He suffered the injury during practice on Jan. 16, and will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. While Maurice Joseph and Raymar Morgan were both out of the Spartan lineup with injuries, Dahlman saw signifi cantly increased playing time. In the seven games without Morgan in the lineup, Dahlman averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 31.7 minutes, shooting 20-of-40 from the fi eld. He started the last eight games, averaging 6.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 25.6 minutes. In the fi rst nine games of the season, with Morgan in the lineup, Dahlman averaged just 11.1 minutes, 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Gray Raises Level Of Play - Marquise Gray has enjoyed the most productive stretch of his Spartan career over the last 11 games. During that stretch, Gray is averaging 10.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in just 22.3 minutes, shooting 70.4 percent (50-of-71) from the fi eld. He is shooting 93.3 percent (14-of-15) in Big Ten games. Ibok On Offense - Idong Ibok has increased his offensive productivity over the last 10 games, averaging 3.9 points per game. He has scored 39 points in the last 10 contests after scoring just seven points through the first nine games. During the last nine games, Ibok is shooting 16-of-17 from the fi eld. He had made 15 straight shots until a miss against Northwestern, but he grabbed his own miss and made the put back. What A Difference A Year Makes - Prior to missing four games with a stress reaction in his right foot, MSU guard Maurice Joseph had opened his sophomore campaign on a strong note. In 15 games this season, he is averaging 7.5 points, including a careerbest 16 points vs. Youngstown State, and 17.7 minutes. Joseph returned to action against Iowa, and has averaged 5.3 points and 14.3 minutes over the last four games. In , Joseph scored 16 points for the entire season, playing just 54 minutes. Joseph is just one example of a player having made giant strides for the Spartans since last year. Drew Naymick (14 vs. YSU), Drew Neitzel (32 vs. Chicago State), Travis Walton (15 vs. Bradley), Marquise Gray (19 vs. Loyola), Goran Suton (27 vs. Loyola) and Idong Ibok (7 vs. Belmont & Indiana) are returning players who have also posted career highs in scoring this season. Non-Conference Victories - Michigan State won 13 non-conference games, establishing a school record for regular-season non-conference victories since joinint the Big Ten in Last year s squad won 12 non-conference games. The , and squads won 11 non-conference games during the regular season. College Hoops Classic Recap - Michigan State finished second in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefi ting Coaches Vs. Cancer. MSU defeated Brown, 45-34, and Youngstown State, 86-61, to advance to the Championship Rounds in New York s Madison Square Garden. In the semifi nals, MSU upset No. 19 Texas, 63-61, when Drew Neitzel made a driving layup with 2.4 seconds remaining. The next day, the Spartans lost a close decision to Maryland. Neitzel was named the East Lansing Regional MVP and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team in New York. Looking For No Last year, Michigan State made its ninth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. It is the longest current streak among Big Ten schools and fi fth longest in the nation. Only Arizona (22), Kansas (17), Kentucky (15) and Duke (11) have longer current streaks.

7 Allen, Lucas and Summers give MSU a top-five recruiting class... Spartans Sign Top-Five Recruiting Class Michigan State men s basketball head coach Tom Izzo announced Nov. 8 that three players have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Michigan State next fall and play for the Spartan basketball team. The signees include Chris Allen (G, 6-3, 190, Lawrenceville, Ga./Meadowcreek), Kalin Lucas (G, 6-0, 165, Sterling Heights, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary s) and Durrell Summers (G, 6-5, 195, Detroit, Mich./Redford Covenant Christian). Each player is ranked among the top 30 in the nation, according to Scout.com (Summers - 19, Allen - 29, Lucas - 30) and Prep Spotlight Magazine (Lucas - 22, Summers - 25, Allen - 29). Scout.com s Dave Telep ranks the three-member class No. 5 in the nation. Very seldom do you get a recruiting class of three phenomenal players that are also exactly what you need, said Izzo. Sometimes, you can get a great player, but he doesn t necessarily fi t your needs. This is one of those classes where we thought we struck gold because we got three great players, three great kids and three much needed players at their positions. We are really excited about the class. In today s ever-changing world of recruiting, these three players knew early on in the process that Michigan State was the right fi t athletically and academically. They made their commitments early and never wavered. This speaks not only to their character, but to their great families. A lot of times in this job, the head coach gets all the credit. This is a situation where all the credit should go to the players, their families and my assistant coaches, who did one of their best recruiting jobs in putting together a terrifi c class. They are three different guards, a point, a two and a three, and yet a couple can play a couple of different positions, added Izzo. They are very athletic, multi-dimensional and are a perfect fi t for our fast-break system. They have speed on the wing, great shooters, great rebounders, great athletes and great guys. In addition, each one has been extremely well coached and should make an easy transition to college. Add these three to everything we will have coming back next year, and it s a winning situation for next season and the future of Michigan State basketball. Chris Allen (G, 6-3, 190, Lawrenceville, Ga./Meadowcreek) - Averaged 26.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists in his junior season at Meadowcreek High School... Added 3.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, and shot 90.3 percent from the foul line... Owns career highs of 39 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, 10 steals and nine blocks... Georgia AAAAA (5A) First-Team All-State honoree... Led Meadowcreek to a 24-7 record and its fi rst region championship in school history... Scored 32 points on 12-of-20 shooting in the regional championship game... Rated the No. 9 shooting guard and the No. 29 player overall by Scout.com and the No. 6 wing guard and No. 29 overall by Prep Spotlight Magazine... Has started all 93 games since his freshman year... Made 2006 USA Men s U18 National Team. Kalin Lucas (G, 6-0, 165, Sterling Heights, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary s) - Averaged 25.1 points, 5.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 steals as a junior at Orchard Lake St. Mary s The Associated Press All-State Class A... The Detroit News Dream Team honoree, while also earning First-Team All-Metro and First-Team All-North honors... Detroit Free Press First-Team Class A All-State, All-Metro and All-North honoree... Led the Eaglets to a Catholic League Championship and the Michigan Class A State Semifi nals... Scored 30 or more points in six games during his junior year... Rated the No. 5 point guard and the No. 30 player overall by Scout.com and the No. 6 point guard and No. 22 overall by Prep Spotlight Magazine. Durrell Summers (G, 6-5, 195, Detroit, Mich./Redford Covenant Christian) - Averaged 28.1 points, 13.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a junior at Redford Covenant Christian... Shot 48 percent from 3-point range The Associated Press Class D Player of the Year... Named First-Team Class D All-State, First-Team All-West and Second-Team All-Metro by both The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press... Led Redford Covenant to a 20-5 record and the Class D regional fi nals... Rated the No. 6 shooting guard and the No. 19 player overall by Scout.com and the No. 3 wing forward and No. 25 overall by Prep Spotlight Magazine. Spartans In The NBA - Nine former Spartans were on NBA rosters on opening day of the season. They include Maurice Ager (Dallas Mavericks), Alan Anderson (Charlotte Bobcats), Charlie Bell (Milwaukee Bucks), Shannon Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers), Paul Davis (Los Angeles Clippers), Morris Peterson (Toronto Raptors), Zach Randolph (Portland Trail Blazers), Jason Richardson (Golden State Warriors) and Eric Snow (Cleveland Cavaliers). The nine players on opening day rosters gives MSU the most of any Big Ten school and ranks sixth in the nation behind UConn (14), Duke (13), North Carolina (12), Arizona (10) and UCLA (10). Spartan Sports Network Radio Affiliates City... Call Letters (Frequency) Adrian... WABJ-AM (1490)* Alma...WQBX-FM (104.9) Alpena...WATZ-AM (1450) Bad Axe... WLEW-AM (1340)* Battle Creek...WBCK-AM (930) Benton Harbor...WHIT-FM (103.7) Benton Harbor...WHIT-AM (940) Cadillac...WCKC-FM (107.1) Caro...WKYO-AM (1360) Cheboygan... WCBY-AM (1240) Detroit...WJR-AM (760) Escanaba...WDBC-AM (680) Flint...WWCK-AM (1570) Gaylord... WAVC-FM (93.9) Grand Rapids... WBBL-AM (1340) Greenville... WSCG-AM (1380) Greenville...WSCG-FM (106.3) Hastings...WBCH-FM (100.1) Hastings...WBCH-AM (1220) Holland...WPNW-AM (1260) Iron Mountain... WMIQ-AM (1450) Jackson...WIBM-AM (1450) Kalamazoo... WQSN-AM (1660) Lansing... WJIM-AM (1240) Lansing...WMMQ-FM (94.9) Ludington... WKLA-AM (1450) Manistee...WMTE-AM (1340) Marquette...WDMJ-AM (1320) Mt. Pleasant... WMMI-AM (830) (daytime) Mt. Pleasant..WCZY-FM (104.3) (evening) Muskegon... WMRR-FM (101.7) Newberry... WIHC-FM (97.9) Ontonagon... WUPY-FM (101.1) Petoskey... WWKK-AM (750) Port Huron... WPHM-AM (1380) Saginaw... WNEM-AM (1250) St. Ignace...WIDG-AM (940) Sturgis... WMSH-AM (1230) Tawas City...WKJC-FM (104.7) Traverse City...WCCW-AM (1310) * airs partial schedule Backcourt Leadership - Michigan State will be led in by the backcourt duo of Drew Neitzel and Travis Walton, having been voted co-captains by their teammates. Neitzel is MSU s leading returning scorer, having averaged 8.3 points per game last season. He also led the Big Ten in assists in conference games, dishing out 5.56 helpers per contest. Although just a sophomore, Walton is an unquestioned leader on the Spartan squad. He averaged just 1.8 points and 2.4 assists last year, but in just under 20 minutes per game, he provided good defense and solid leadership. Walton becomes the third sophomore captain under head coach Tom Izzo, joining Antonio Smith in and Mateen Cleaves in

8 Drew Neitzel is a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award... ESPN/USA Today Top 25 (Jan. 15) Team Pts 1. Florida (23) UCLA (6) Wisconsin (2) North Carolina Kansas Pittsburgh Ohio State Texas A&M Alabama Oregon Air Force Arizona Nevada Oklahoma State Butler Clemson Duke Memphis LSU Notre Dame Washington State Maryland Texas Tennessee Virginia Tech 66 Associated Press Top 25 (Jan. 15) Team Pts 1. Florida (43) 1, Wisconsin (21) 1, UCLA (7) 1, North Carolina (1) 1, Kansas 1, Pittsburgh 1, Ohio State 1, Texas A&M 1, Oregon 1, Alabama 1, Arizona Oklahoma State Air Force Duke Nevada LSU Memphis Butler Clemson Notre Dame Texas Tennessee Virginia Tech Marquette Kentucky 168 Spartans In The NBA Draft - With three Spartans selected in the 2006 NBA Draft, Michigan State has had 10 players drafted in the last seven drafts, ranking behind only Connecticut (11) and Duke (11). With Maurice Ager and Shannon Brown being selected in the fi rst round, the Spartans have produced six fi rst rounders in the last seven years, ranking behind only Connecticut (8) and Duke (7) and tied with North Carolina. A Familiar Situation - While much is made of Michigan State losing three starters to the 2006 NBA Draft, it s encouraging to know that the Spartans are not in an unfamiliar setting. On the stat sheet, MSU returns just 22.4 percent of its points, 30.8 percent of its rebounds, and 40.5 percent of its minutes from last year s team. By comparison, the team returned just 19.0 percent of the points, 18.0 percent of the rebounds and 26.3 percent of the minutes from the 2001 team that won the Big Ten and advanced to the Final Four. In 2002, the Spartans fi nished just one game out of fi rst place and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The key was that players stepped up their level of performance: Marcus Taylor went from averaging 7.4 points to being a fi rst-team allleague selection, and Adam Ballinger increased his scoring average from 1.9 ppg to 11.2, securing third-team All-Big Ten accolades. Home Sweet Home - Michigan State will play a record 19 regular-season home games at the Breslin Center this season, surpassing the previous mark of 17 established in and equaled in During Izzo s career as head coach, the Spartans are (.883) at home, including (.919) over the last 10 years. Experience In The Front Court - While Drew Neitzel is the only full-time returning starter for Michigan State, there are three Spartans in the frontcourt that gained starting experience in , combining for 22 starts. Red-shirt junior Drew Naymick started the fi rst seven games of the season before a shoulder injury forced him to miss the rest of the year. Red-shirt sophomore Marquise Gray started nine contests as an athletic power forward, while classmate Goran Suton used his wide array of skills to earn the starting job in six games, including all four postseason contests. Tough Competition - Michigan State will play nine teams that appeared in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, including fi ve league foes (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State and Wisconsin) and four non-conference teams (Belmont, Boston College, Bradley and Texas). In addition, fi ve other opponents appeared in the 2006 NIT (BYU, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Penn State), making it likely that 20 of the Spartans 31 regular-season games will be against team that played in the 2006 postseason. For comparison, Michigan State played eight 2005 NCAA Tournament teams last season, six 2004 NCAA Tournament teams in and NCAA Tournament teams in , a year which featured one of the most diffi cult schedules in recent college basketball history. Spartans On TV - Michigan State will have a minimum of 26 games televised in , including at least 14 on national television networks (ESPN - 6, ESPN2-4, CBS - 3, ESPNU - 1). In addition, the fi nal two regular-season games could be picked up by national networks. MSU will also have one game (vs. IPFW) carried on ESPN360, ESPN s internet broadcast. From to , MSU averaged 29 televised games per year, including 18 per season on national television networks. This includes 71 appearances on CBS and 91 on ESPN and ESPN2. Neitzel On Cousy List - Junior point guard Drew Neitzel is one of 36 Division I candidates for the 2007 Bob Cousy Award. Presented annually by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the award recognizes the top collegiate point guard participating in NCAA Divisions I, II and III. As a sophomore, Neitzel ranked third in the Big Ten in overall assists (5.56 apg) and tied for the conference lead in league games (5.56 apg). Additionally, he led the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.78). The selection committee is comprised of college basketball experts including media members, former coaches and players. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to maximize their team s collective potential, their leadership, their core basketball skills and overall team acheivement. Wisconsin s Kammron Taylor is the only other Big Ten player on the list, which also includes two Division II and one Division III candidates.

9 THE BOOK ON TOM IZZO In his 12th year, Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, 77) is (.705), and (.690) in the Big Ten, as the coach of the Michigan State basketball program. In 2005, he passed Benjamin Van Alstyne to become the second-winningest coach in MSU history, trailing only Jud Heathcote (340) in total wins. In his 10 seasons as a head coach, Izzo has won National Coach of the Year honors four times, including the Clair Bee Award in 2005 and NABC honors in 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. Among The Big Ten s Best - Tom Izzo s.690 winning percentage in Big Ten games ranks second all-time among league coaches with at least 10 years of service, behind former Indiana coach Bob Knight (.700). In all games, Knight ranks fi rst at.734, followed by Wisconsin s Walter Meanwell (.712), Purdue s Ward Lambert (.709) and Izzo (.704). With 126 conference victories, Izzo currently ranks 13th all-time, having passed former Iowa head coach Tom Davis with a win over Northwestern Izzo Among Best Ever - Through his fi rst 11 seasons, Tom Izzo won 255 games, ranking ninth in college basketball history for most wins by a college coach in his fi rst 11 years. Graduating Student-Athletes - In Tom Izzo s 11 full years directing the Spartan program, 82 percent of his players who completed their eligibility also left with a degree. In the last seven years, 21 Spartans have received their undergraduate degrees, including fi ve each in 2001 and Izzo s Coaching Tree - Five current Division I head coaches all served as assistants to Tom Izzo, including Tom Crean (Marquette), Brian Gregory (Dayton), Stan Heath (Arkansas), Stan Joplin (Toledo) and Doug Wojcik (Tulsa). Gregory is in his fourth year as head coach, after leaving MSU in the spring of Crean directed Marquette to the 2003 Final Four, while Heath directed Kent State to the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Wojcik is in his second season at Tulsa. Former assistant Mike Garland served as head coach at Cleveland State for three seasons after leaving Izzo s staff in He is currently an assistant coach at SMU. Vs. Ranked Opponents - Tom Izzo has a career record of against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. This includes a record since Tom Izzo is a four-time National Coach of the Year... IZZO S CAREER RECORD Year Overall Pct. Big Ten Pct Finish Postseason th NIT Second Round T-6th NIT Second Round T-1st NCAA Sweet st NCAA Final Four T-1st NCAA Champion T-1st NCAA Final Four th NCAA First Round t-3rd NCAA Elite Eight t-2nd NCAA First Round nd NCAA Final Four T-6th NCAA Tournament Years

10 Game #1 Michigan State 45 Brown 34 Nov. 8, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Game #2 Michigan State 86 Youngstown St. 61 Nov. 9, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Game #3 Michigan State 73 The Citadel 41 Nov. 12, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: Free Throws MSU ; Brown 1-4 Quotable: I didn t think about it, I just shot it. - MSU sophomore Travis Walton, on his 18-foot jumper that pushed MSU s lead to with 3:28 left. Notes: Drew Naymick recorded a careerbest four blocked shots... Raymar Morgan became just the 12th player in MSU history to score 10 or more points in his freshman debut... Morgan also grabbed a team-best six rebounds, equalling the fifthbest effort in a Spartan freshman debut... Michigan State won its 29th season opener in the last 30 tries... Brown s 34 points marked the fewest by a Spartan opponent since Northwestern scored 29 on Jan. 27, MSU s 45 points were the fewest in a Spartan victory since a win over Michigan on Feb. 17, Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, c Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok Bryan Tibaldi Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 8-20 (40.0%) 2nd: 5-12 (41.7%) Game: 40.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-5 (40.0%) 2nd: 1-5 (20.0%) Game: 30.0% F Throw% 1st: 8-12 (66.7%) 2nd: 8-8 (100%) Game: 80.0% Brown FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Keenan Jeppesen, g Scott Friske, f Mark McAndrew, g Marcus Becker, g Mark MacDonald, f Damon Huffman Nathan Eads Sam Manhanga Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 6-22 (27.3%) 2nd: 7-22 (31.8%) Game: 29.5% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-11 (27.3%) 2nd: 4-13 (30.8%) Game: 29.2% F Throw% 1st: 1-2 (50.0%) 2nd: 0-2 (0.0%) Game: 25.0% Officials: Bernard Clinton, Mike Eades, Steve Coleman Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU Key Stat: Field-Goal Percentage MSU %; YSU % Quotable: Let s not make this bigger than it is, and let s not make it different than it is. But when I look at what this team went through in 24 hours, I thought we played two of the best halves of basketball on both ends that we played in a long time. - MSU head coach Tom Izzo Notes: Michigan State scored more points in the second half (46) than it did in the entire game the previous night against Brown... Maurice Joseph scored a career-best 16 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting night, including 4- of-4 from 3-point range... Goran Suton recorded the first double-double of his career, scoring 10 points and grabbing a careerhigh 12 rebounds... Travis Walton dished out a then-career-best seven assists, committing just one turnover, while also scoring a career-high 11 points... Drew Naymick recorded career highs in both scoring (14 points) and rebounding (seven rebounds)... Michigan State out-rebounded Youngstown State, 39-18, including a 24-8 edge in the first half. The Spartans grabbed 10 offensive rebounds compared to just four defensive rebounds for the Penguins in the first period... Six Spartans scored in double figures for the first time since Nov. 23, 2004 against UW-Green Bay. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, c Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok Bryan Tibaldi Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (51.9%) 2nd: (70.8%) Game: 60.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 6-9 (66.7%) 2nd: 3-4 (75.0%) Game: 69.2% F Throw% 1st: 6-8 (75.0%) 2nd: 9-11 (81.8%) Game: 78.9% Youngstown State FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN John Barber, f Quin Humphrey, g Byron Davis, g Colin LaForme, c Keston Roberts, g Dwight Holmes Mikko Niemi Chris Booth Alek Mrozik George Cotal Jack Liles Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 6-23 (26.1%) 2nd: (44.8%) Game: 36.5% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-4 (25.0%) 2nd: 7-14 (50.0%) Game: 44.4% F Throw% 1st: 9-10 (90.0%) 2nd: 6-8 (75.0%) Game: 83.3% Officials: Curtis Shaw, Bernard Clinton, Mike Eades Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU Key Stat: The Citadel Shooting FG %; 3-pt. FG %; FT % Quotable: I feel that we have a lot of work to do. We are very young. But at the same time, we can really do some stuff if everybody would just buckle down, do their jobs and just play as a team. - MSU sophomore Marquise Gray Notes: With 10 points, Raymar Morgan joined Sam Vincent as the only two freshmen in Spartan history to open their career with three straight games scoring in double figures... After not scoring in the first two games of the season, freshman Isaiah Dahlman scored 10 points against the Bulldogs... Michigan State committed just 10 turnovers, after averaging 18.0 through the first two games... MSU out-rebounded The Citadel, 36-29, but the Bulldogs did grab 16 offensive boards... The Citadel shot just 29.4 percent from the field, the lowest percentage by a Spartan opponent since Iowa shot 28.8 percent on Feb. 5, Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, c Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok Bryan Tibaldi DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Chris Walirius Drew Naymick Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 8-19 (42.1%) 2nd: (50.0%) Game: 46.7% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-7 (28.6%) 2nd: 6-10 (60.0%) Game: 47.1% F Throw% 1st: (73.3%) 2nd: (80.0%) Game: 76.6% The Citadel FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Donny Mclendon, g J Mel Everhart, f Chris Diasparra, g Kevin Hammack, g Demetrius Nelson, f Vytautus Valiulis Travis Smith Walter Howard Jonathon Brick Bryan Streeter Trey Swinton Mark Schiavoni Joseph Thompson Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 8-22 (36.4%) 2nd: 7-29 (24.1%) Game: 29.4% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-8 (25.0%) 2nd: 1-14 (7.1%) Game: 13.6% F Throw% 1st: 3-5 (60.0%) 2nd: 5-12 (41.7%) Game: 47.1% Officials: Jim Burr, Tim Higgins, John Cahill Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU 29-21

11 Game #4 Michigan State 63 #19/18 Texas 61 Nov. 16, 2006 Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y. Game #5 Maryland 62 Michigan State 60 Nov. 17, 2006 Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y. Game #6 Michigan State 66 Vermont 46 Nov. 21, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage MSU %; UT % Quotable: Man, it feels great. That wasn t the play, but coach said if it broke down to go with a high ball screen. We didn t play our best game, but we had a total team effort - MSU junior Drew Neitzel on his game-winning basket with 2.4 seconds remaining. Notes: Drew Neitzel scored the game-winning basket by splitting the Longhorn defense and driving the lane for a layup with 2.4 seconds remaining... MSU trailed early in the second half, but followed with a 12-0 run to take a lead. After that, MSU did not trail for the rest of the game, although the game was tied at 59 and 61 in the final minutes... After allowing Texas to shoot 48.5 percent in the first half, the Spartan defense allowed the Longhorns to shoot just 20.0 percent in the second stanza... Raymar Morgan scored a season-best 18 points in just 21 minutes due to foul trouble... Morgan s 18 points were the most ever by a Spartan against Texas, while A. J. Abrams 22 points were the most ever by a Longhorn against MSU... Drew Naymick tied a career best with seven rebounds... Idong Ibok played just six minutes, but contributed a career-high tying three blocks. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, c Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Team Totals Total FG% 1st:13-27(48.1%) 2nd: 9-26 (34.6%) Game: 41.5% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 6-9 (66.7%) 2nd: 3-8 (37.5%) Game: 52.9% F Throw% 1st: 4-7 (57.1%) 2nd: 6-9 (66.7%) Game: 62.5% Texas FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN A.J. Abrams, g Damion Jones, f D.J. Augustin, g Connor Atchley, c Kevin Durant, f Matt Hill Justin Mason Craig Winder Dexter Pittman Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (48.5%) 2nd: 6-30 (20.0%) Game: 34.9% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 4-16 (25.0%) 2nd: 3-10 (30.0%) Game: 26.9% F Throw% 1st: 4-6 (66.7%) 2nd: 6-9 (66.7%) Game: 66.7% Officials: Les Jones, Jamie Luckie, Jeff Clark Attendance: 8,103 Halftime Score: Texas Key Stat: First Half Field-Goal Percentage MSU %; UMD % Quotable: I learned that we ve got a chance. I didn t know if we had a chance. We could be a pretty doggone good team if we get a little more consistency out of a couple guys and get lucky once in a while. Maybe a real good team. - MSU coach Tom Izzo on what he learned about his team in New York. Notes: Drew Neitzel scored a then-careerbest 21 points, including 17 in the second half, and recorded a career-best four steals, earning a spot on the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches Vs. Cancer All-Tournament Team... Travis Walton dished out a career-high eight assists, while committing just one turnover... Idong Ibok played a career-best 18 minutes, grabbing a career-high six rebounds... Michigan State trailed by as many as 11 points early in the second half, but cut the deficit to a single point late in the game... Michigan State recorded a season-best 10 steals... Michigan State out-rebounded Maryland, 36-21, after the Terrapins entered the game with a rebound margin... Michigan State grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, compared to just 16 defensive boards by Maryland. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, c Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (35.7%) 2nd: (48.1%) Game: 41.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 0-7 (0.0%) 2nd: 4-9 (44.4%) Game: 25.0% F Throw% 1st: 5-6 (83.3%) 2nd: 5-8 (62.5%) Game: 71.4% Maryland FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN James Gist, f D.J. Strawberry, g Mike Jones, g Ekene Ibewke, f Eric Hayes, g Greivis Vasquez Parrish Brown Will Bowers Dave Neal Bambale Osby Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (61.9%) 2nd: (47.6%) Game: 54.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-7 (42.9%) 2nd: 4-9 (44.4%) Game: 43.8% F Throw% 1st: 3-5 (60.0%) 2nd: 6-10 (60.0%) Game: 60.0% Officials: Karl Hess, Bernard Clinton, Mike Stuart Attendance: 7,398 Halftime Score: MD Key Stat: First Half 3-Pointers MSU ; UVM Quotable: He s not real tall, but he s got a big heart. He did a heck of a job in all aspects... He had one of the bes performances in a while if you also look at defense and rebounding - MSU coach Tom Izzo on the play of Drew Neitzel, including a career-high 26 points and a career-high eight rebounds. Notes: Drew Neitzel scored a then-careerhigh 26 points... Neitzel shot 87.5 percent from 3-point range (7-of-8), establishing a MSU single-game record with a minimum of eight attempts... Neitzel also grabbed a career-best and team-high eight rebounds... Michigan State committed just three turnovers in the first half as it out-scored Vermont 39-19, but recorded 13 in the second half, tying the Catamounts in the second half with 27 points each... The Spartans blocked a season-high eight shots... MSU shot 53.3 percent from 3-point range (8-of-15), but just 29.8 percent from 2-point range (14-of-47)... Neitzel shot 9-of-13 from the field, while the rest of the team shot 13-of Michigan State scored 30 points in the first 12 minutes of the game and 36 in the final 28. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Marquise Gray, f Brandon Darton Bryan Tibaldi Goran Suton DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st:14-38(36.8%) 2nd: 8-24 (33.3%) Game: 35.5% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 5-10 (50.0%) 2nd: 3-5 (60.0%) Game: 53.3% F Throw% 1st: 6-9 (66.7%) 2nd: 8-12 (66.7%) Game: 66.7% Vermont FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Joe Trapani, f Mike Trimboli, g Martin Klimes, f Colin McIntosh, g Chris Holm, c Jason Green Rob Sisca Kyle Cieplicki Nick Vier Chad Powlovich Marqus Blakely Timothy McCrory Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 9-30 (30.0%) 2nd: 6-16 (37.5%) Game: 32.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 0-8 (0.0%) 2nd: 2-5 (40.0%) Game: 15.4% F Throw% 1st: 1-2 (50.0%) 2nd: (65.0%) Game: 63.6% Officials: Steve Welmer, Joe Demayo, Sam Banks Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU 39-19

12 Game #7 Michigan State 71 Oakland 53 Nov. 25, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Game #8 Boston College 65 Michigan State 58 Nov. 29, 2006 Conte Forum Boston College, Mass. Game #9 Michigan State 82 Bradley 53 Dec. 3, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: First-Half Field-Goal Percentage MSU % (16-27); OU % (4-18) Key Stat: First-Half Second-Chance Points MSU - 0 (4 off. reb.); BC - 13 (10 off. reb.) Key Stat: Two-Point Field-Goal Percentage MSU (45.2%); BU (17.6 %) Quotable: I just look at it as something to build off of. I ve got to thank my coaches and teammates for sticking with me. It s a start, but I always feel I ve got more to give. - MSU sophomore Marquise Gray after recording his first double-double. Notes: Marquise Gray recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 14 points and a career-best 12 rebounds... Michigan State held Oakland to 13 first-half points as the Golden Grizzlies shot just 4-of-18 from the field. The last time MSU held an opponent to 13 or fewer first-half points came on Dec. 9, 2001, when Nicholls State trailed the Spartans, 53-12, at halftime... Drew Neitzel led all scorers with 21 points, marking his third straight 20-point game after not scoring more than 19 through the first 71 games of his career... Although Raymar Morgan failed to score in double figures for the first time in his career, he did grab a season-best nine rebounds... Goran Suton tied his then-career high with 12 points, while Travis Walton equalled his career-high scoring effort with 11 points... Idong Ibok tied his career high with three blocked shots... Michigan State outscored Oakland, 15-2, in the final 3:36 of the first half, turning a lead into a halftime advantage. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Marquise Gray, f Brandon Darton Bryan Tibaldi Goran Suton DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (59.3%) 2nd: (37.9%) Game: 48.2% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-8 (12.5%) 2nd: 3-5 (60.0%) Game: 30.8% F Throw% 1st: 7-8 (87.5%) 2nd: 6-8 (75.0%) Game: 81.3% Oakland FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Johnathon Jones, g Rick Billings, g Erik Kangas, g Vova Severovas, f Shawn Hopes, c Derick Nelson Ricky Bieszki Keith MacKenzie Brandon Cassise Shane Lawal Patrick McCloskey Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 4-18 (22.2%) 2nd: (43.3%) Game: 35.4% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-5 (20.0%) 2nd: 3-7 (42.9%) Game: 33.3% F Throw% 1st: 4-10 (40.0%) 2nd: (64.7%) Game: 55.6% Officials: Reggie Greenwood, J.D. Collins, John Hughes Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU Quotable: They tried to deny me the ball once I gave it up, and just didn t give me a lot of open looks. I got a few open looks and have to take advantage of those. The few ones I do get, I ve gotta knock down. - MSU junior Drew Neitzel on his 3-of-11 shooting night. Notes: Boston College out-scored Michigan State, 21-14, in second-chance points, including a 13-0 advantage in the first half... Goran Suton scored a career-high 18 points, 14 of which were scored in the second half... Drew Neitzel scored all 12 of his points in the second half, after a scoreless first half in which he attempted just two shots... The Spartans were out-rebounded for the first time this season (37-36), as the Eagles held a advantage in the first half... MSU tied a season high with eight blocked shots... The Eagles led with 7:17 left in the game, but MSU fought back to pull within six points at with 1:17 remaining... MSU dropped to 4-3 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge history. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Raymar Morgan, f Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 8-23 (34.8%) 2nd: (43.3%) Game: 39.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 0-4 (0.0%) 2nd: 2-11 (18.2%) Game: 13.3% F Throw% 1st: 2-3 (66.7%) 2nd: (70.6%) Game: 70.0% Boston College FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Jared Dudley, f John Oates, f Sean Williams, c Tyrese Rice, g Sean Marshall, g Marquez Haynes Shamari Spears Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (35.5%) 2nd: (44.0%) Game: 39.3% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-10 (20.0%) 2nd: 2-6 (33.3%) Game: 25.0% F Throw% 1st: 2-4 (50.0%) 2nd: (78.9%) Game: 73.9% Officials: Jamie Luckie, Ray Natili, Reggie Greenwood Attendance: 8,606 Halftime Score: BC Quotable: I told my team, I think that first half, other than (a short stretch), is the best we ve played defensively here ever. And that says a lot considering some of my championship teams. - MSU head coach Tom Izzo Notes: Travis Walton had the most productive offensive game of his career, recording career bests in scoring (15 points) and assists (9). Walton shot 6-of-11 from the field, including a perfect 3-of-3 from 3-point range... Raymar Morgan tied his season high with 18 points, including shooting 8-of-10 at the foul line... Marquise Gray recorded a careerbest four blocks against Bradley, helping the Spartans tie their season high of eight blocks... Drew Naymick collected a career-best 10 rebounds to lead MSU s advantage on the boards... Michigan State s 53 secondhalf points were a season high for a single half. The previous high was a 46-point second half against Youngstown State... Michigan State out-scored Bradley, 32-10, in the paint... Bradley made 11-of-23 3-point attempts (47.8 percent), but just 6-of-34 (17.6 percent) from inside the arc... MSU had a 15-0 run in the first half and an 18-0 run in the second half, turning a 12-point lead into a 30-point advantage with 11:56 remaining. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Raymar Morgan, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, f Brandon Darnton Bryan Tibaldi DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Maurice Joseph Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (40.0%) 2nd: (60.0%) Game: 49.1% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-4 (25.0%) 2nd: 7-9 (77.8%) Game: 61.5% F Throw% 1st: 4-4 (100%) 2nd: (72.7%) Game: 76.9% Bradley FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Will Franklin, g J.J. Tauai, g Jeremy Crouch, g Daniel Ruffin, g Zach Andrews, f Saihou Jassey Ryan Phillips Matt Salley Andrew Warren Danny Adams Brian Lavin Sam Singh Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 8-27 (29.6%) 2nd: 9-30 (30.0%) Game: 29.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 5-9 (55.6%) 2nd: 6-14 (42.9%) Game: 47.8% F Throw% 1st: 0-0 (0.0%) 2nd: 8-13 (61.5%) Game: 61.5% Officials: J.D. Collins, Tom Eades, Mike Wood Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU 29-21

13 Game #10 #-/25 Michigan St. 80 IPFW 43 Dec. 6, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Game #11 #-/25 Michigan St. 76 BYU 61 Dec. 9, 2006 The Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Mich. Game #12 #-/23 Michigan St. 69 Chicago State 61 Dec. 16, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: Field-Goal Percentage MSU (50.9%); IPFW (26.5%) Key Stat: Second-Half Field-Goal Percentage MSU (55.6%); BYU (41.4%) Key Stat: Field-Goal Percentage MSU (55.6%); CSU (39.6%) Quotable: Everybody thought (MSU) would be down, and I ve got to be honest, I was one of those. I just can t believe the level that Coach Izzo and his staff have their kids playing at. I don t want to compare them to last year s team, but they are just significantly tougher than I thought they would be. - IPFW head coach Dane Fife Notes: Michigan State s 37-point win marked its largest margin of victory since Nov. 27, 2004, when the Spartans defeated Nicholls State, a span of 74 games... The Spartans had a +20 rebound margin (45-25). It marked the sixth time this season that Michigan State had a rebound margin of +15 or more... Michigan State held IPFW to 26.5 percent shooting (13-of- 49), marking its best defensive effort of the season. In the second half, the Mastodons converted just 3-of-21 attempts (14.3 percent), and did not make a field goal in the final 8:08 of the game... IPFW s 13 made field goals tied the fewest allowed by the Spartans this season (Brown)... MSU out-scored IPFW in the paint, Marquise Gray scored 13 points, marking the first time in his career he has scored in double-figures in back-to-back games after scoring 11 points vs. Bradley. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, f Maurice Joseph, g Brandon Darnton Bryan Tibaldi DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (55.6%) 2nd: (46.4%) Game: 50.9% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 4-10 (40.0%) 2nd: 5-12 (41.7%) Game: 40.9% F Throw% 1st: 5-7 (71.4%) 2nd: (62.5%) Game: 65.2% IPFW FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Jakari Johnson, g DeWitt Scott, f Justin Hawkins, f Chris Perkins, g Tyler Best, f Quintin Carouthers Pat Lepper Kyle Savely Keevan Miller Jaraun Burrows Armend Ademi Zeljko Egeric Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (35.7%) 2nd: 3-21 (14.3%) Game: 26.5% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 4-12 (33.3%) 2nd: 1-8 (12.5%) Game: 25.0% F Throw% 1st: 0-0 (0.0%) 2nd: (80.0%) Game: 80.0% Officials: Ed Hightower, Paul Janssen, Reggie Greenwood Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU Quotable: Finding a way to win is the mark of a good team when key players don t play as well, so I think we took a step in the right direction in that respect. - MSU head coach Tom Izzo Notes: MSU improved to 3-1 in Spartan Clash history and 7-2 at the Palace of Auburn Hills... MSU held Keena Young, BYU s leading scorer, to just four points in 21 minutes. He entered the game averaging 17.1 points... Michigan State recorded 21 assists, marking the third-straight game with at least 20 assists... Marquise Gray (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Goran Suton (10 points, 11 rebounds) each recorded a double-double, marking the first time two Spartans had recorded double-doubles in the same game since Matt Trannon and Paul Davis did it against Ohio State on Jan. 15, Gray s 15 points were a career best, while the 12 rebounds tied a career high... Drew Neitzel matched his season high with seven assists, while not committing a turnover... MSU s bench out-scored BYU s reserves, Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Maurice Joseph, g Goran Suton, f Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Brandon Darnton Bryan Tibaldi DeMarcus Ducre Isaiah Dahlman Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Jake Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (46.7%) 2nd: (55.6%) Game: 50.9% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-8 (37.5%) 2nd: 4-8 (50.0%) Game: 43.8% F Throw% 1st: 5-12 (41.7%) 2nd: 6-11 (54.5%) Game: 47.8% BYU FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Lee Cummard, f Keena Young, f Trent Plaisted, c Austin Ainge, g Rashaun Broadus, g Mike Rose Vuk Ivanovic Fernando Malaman Sam Burgess Jimmy Balderson Ben Murdock Jonathan Tavemari Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (42.3%) 2nd: (41.4%) Game: 41.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-9 (22.2%) 2nd: 2-8 (25.0%) Game: 23.5% F Throw% 1st: 6-13 (46.2%) 2nd: 5-9 (55.6%) Game: 50.0% Officials: David Hall, Mark Whitehead, Bill Gracey Attendance: 11,187 Halftime Score: MSU Quotable: Any time you re not starting the second half, you re gonna be (ticked) off, and I was. I just tried to take the game over a little bit, and my shots were falling. - MSU junior guard Drew Neitzel, who scored a career-high 32 points, despite not starting the second half. Notes: Drew Neitzel scored a career-best 32 points, including 21 in the second half. He was a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line... Michigan State shot an impressive 55.6 percent from the field, but attempted just 36 shots, while Chicago State attempted 53 shots, but shot just 39.6 percent... Michigan State recorded 17 assists on 20 made field goals, led by Goran Suton with a career-high five assists... Isaiah Dahlman made his first career start and responded with a career-high 11 points in a careerbest 38 minutes... Michigan State and Chicago State each grabbed 27 rebounds, marking just the second time this season that the Spartans did not out-rebound their opponent... The Spartans committed a season-high 21 turnovers... Chicago State held a lead at the 9:27 mark, but MSU responded with nine straight points, including five from Neitzel and four from Suton, to take a lead. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, f Isaiah Dahlman, f Brandon Darnton DeMarcus Ducre Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (61.1%) 2nd: 9-18 (50.0%) Game: 55.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-6 (50.0%) 2nd: 3-8 (37.5%) Game: 42.9% F Throw% 1st: 6-9 (66.7%) 2nd: (89.5%) Game: 82.1% Chicago State FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN David Holston, g Royce Parran, g Michael Henderson, f Aaron Williams, f Cam-Ron Clay, c Kevin Jones, Jr Kourtney Calvin John Cantrell Chidozie Chukwumah Walter Woghiren Carl Ross Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (37.0%) 2nd: (42.3%) Game: 39.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-5 (40.0%) 2nd: 5-8 (62.5%) Game: 53.8% F Throw% 1st: 1-4 (25.0%) 2nd: (84.6%) Game: 70.6% Officials: Dan Chrisman, Dennis Bracco, David Maracich Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU 31-23

14 Game #13 #-/25 Michigan St. 67 Belmont 58 Dec. 19, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Game #14 #-/25 Michigan St. 76 UW-Green Bay 64 Dec. 23, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Game #15 #-/25 Michigan St. 74 Loyola (MD) 61 Dec. 30, 2006 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: Second Half Rebounds MSU - 23 (7 off., 16 def.); BEL - 12 (4 off., 8 def.) Quotable: I have to demand perfection from him more than any player I ve had since I became head coach here. Drew has his hands full. He s getting a little ticked off, too. And I really like that about him. - MSU coach Tom Izzo on the importance of Drew Neitzel. Notes: With the game tied at 38, Drew Neitzel hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. He scored 11 straight MSU points, including three 3-pointers, during a 13-2 run to give the Spartans a advantage... After being out-rebounded in the first half, Michigan State out-boarded Belmont, 23-12, in the second stanza... Michigan State recorded assists on 18 of its 21 made field goals (85.7 percent)... Michigan State outscored Belmont, 21-5, from the free-throw line... Drew Neitzel scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, shooting 5-of-10, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range after the half... Idong Ibok scored a career-high seven points in just nine minutes of action... Travis Walton recorded a season-high three steals... Belmont shot just 5-of-26 from 3-point range (19.2 percent), including 2-of-15 in the second half (13.3 percent). Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Isaiah Dahlman, g Marquise Gray, f Goran Suton DeMarcus Ducre Chris Wardius Drew Naymick Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (40.0%) 2nd: (47.8%) Game: 43.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-4 (25.0%) 2nd: 3-7 (42.9%) Game: 36.4% F Throw% 1st: 8-10 (80.0%) 2nd: (68.4%) Game: 72.4% Belmont FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO BS S MIN Josh Goodwin, g Justin Hare, g Matthew Dotson, f Henry Harris, g Andrew Preston, f Shane Dansby Keaton Belcher Andrew House Andy Wicke Boomer Herndon Will Peeples Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (39.4%) 2nd: (37.9%) Game: 38.7% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-11 (27.3%) 2nd: 2-15 (13.3%) Game: 19.2% F Throw% 1st: 3-4 (75.0%) 2nd: 2-7 (28.6%) Game: 45.5% Officials: Mike Wood, Bob Donato, Sam Banks Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: BEL Key Stat: MSU season-low seven turnovers Quotable: I wasn t thinking as much today. And seeing Mateen and those other great players gave me energy. I know that they put their heart, their sweat and their tears in this program. - MSU sophomore point guard Travis Walton on his nearly-perfect game. Notes: Michigan State committed a season-low seven turnovers, marking the fewest by a Spartan team since committing five against Wisconsin on March 13, Goran Suton posted his third career doubledouble with 14 points and 15 rebounds... Suton s 15 rebounds marked a career high, and were the most by a Spartan since Paul Davis grabbed 16 against North Carolina in the 2005 Final Four... Travis Walton dished out eight assists, while committing no turnovers, and had a perfect shooting day (4-of- 4 from the field, including a 3-pointer, and 2- of-2 at the foul line)... Although MSU never trailed, UWGB cut the lead to two points at with 12:56 left in the game. The Spartans responded with a 12-5 run to push the lead back to Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, c Isaiah Dahlman, g Marquise Gray, f Idong Ibok DeMarcus Ducre Drew Naymick Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (48.4%) 2nd: (56.0%) Game: 51.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-8 (25.0%) 2nd: 3-5 (60.0%) Game: 38.5% F Throw% 1st: 4-4 (100.0%) 2nd: 9-14 (64.3%) Game: 72.2% UW-Green Bay FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO B S MIN Ryan Evanochko, g Troy Cotton, g Terry Evans, g Josh Lawrence, f Mike Schachtner, f Aswan Minatee Randy Berry Ryan Tillema Cordero Barkley Tevah Morris Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (41.4%) 2nd: (50.0%) Game: 45.3% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-10 (20.0%) 2nd: 6-8 (75.0%) Game: 44.4% F Throw% 1st: 2-2 (100.0%) 2nd: 6-6 (100.0%) Game: 100.0% Officials: Ted Hillary, Steve Welmer, Rick Hartzell Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU Key Stat: Field-Goal Percentage MSU (48.1%); LOY (35.3 %) Quotable: I don t think I had 27 in high school. It feels pretty good, but I still missed some easy shots -- and-ones that I should ve made. It s just good to be able to take some pressure off the guards. - MSU sophomore center Goran Suton on his career-high scoring effort Notes: Michigan State closed out the non-conference part of its schedule with a 13-2 record, including 11-0 at the Breslin Center... MSU established a school record with its 13th non-conference victory... Goran Suton scored a careerhigh 27 points, including 18 in the second half, connecting on 7-of-9 second-half shots and 4-of- 6 from the foul line... Marquise Gray recorded his third career double-double, with a career-high 19 points and 11 rebounds. Gray scored 16 of his 19 points in the fi rst half, shooting 7-of-9 from the fi eld... Drew Neitzel posted his second career double-double, with 10 points and 12 assists, tying his career high... The Spartans closed the fi rst half on a 5-0 run and opened the second half on a 12-4 run... Michigan State out-scored Loyola, 36-14, in the paint... Loyola tied Michigan State on the boards, with each team grabbing 37 rebounds. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Goran Suton, c Isaiah Dahlman, g Marquise Gray, f Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Idong Ibok Brandon Darnton Bryan Tibaldi Deon Curry DeMarcus Ducre Drew Naymick Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (50.0%) 2nd: (46.4%) Game: 48.1% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-7 (14.3%) 2nd: 1-5 (20.0%) Game: 16.7% F Throw% 1st: 9-13 (69.2%) 2nd: (64.7%) Game: 66.7% Loyola (MD) FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO B S MIN Marquis Sullivan, g Omari Israel, f Josko Alujevic, f Gerald Brown, g Brett Harvey, g Greg Manning Sal Gaetani Dan Ficke Jawaan Wright Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 9-28 (32.1%) 2nd: 9-23 (39.1%) Game: 35.3% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 6-11 (54.5%) 2nd: 2-6 (33.3%) Game: 47.1% F Throw% 1st: (90.9%) 2nd: 7-10 (70.0%) Game: 81.0% Officials: Phil Bova, William Bush, Dan Dorian Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU 36-34

15 Game #16 Iowa 62 #-/24 Michigan St. 60 Jan. 4, 2007 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Game #17 Indiana 73 #-/24 Michigan St. 51 Jan. 7, 2007 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Ind. Game #18 Michigan State 66 Northwestern 45 Jan. 10, 2007 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: Free Throws MSU ; Iowa Quotable: I think you ve got to give a lot of blame to MSU. I thought it was indicative of the game, and give (Iowa) credit, they re diving on the floor for loose balls and we re reaching down. That s not supposed to happen in this program. - MSU head coach Tom Izzo Notes: Drew Neitzel scored 17 of his game-high 20 points in the second half... For the fi rst time all season, just one Spartan scored in double-fi gures... Michigan State out-rebounded Iowa by 11, but the two teams were even on the boards in the second half... Maurice Joseph scored nine points in 16 minutes off the bench in what Coach Izzo called a heroic effort after receiving medical clearance to play just hours before the game. Joseph had missed the last four games with a stress reaction in his right foot... Iowa led by 13 points in the fi rst half, before a 12-3 run cut the Spartan defi cit to just four at halftime. The Hawkeyes led again by 13 points with 11:50 remaining in the game, but the Spartans pulled within two points with 40 seconds left. Neitzel missed a 3- pointer with 10 seconds left that would have tied the game... MSU was just 1-of-9 from 3-point range in the fi rst half, but 4-of-7 in the second... The Spartans committed eight of their 12 turnovers in the fi rst 12:26 of the game. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Isaiah Dahlman, g Marquise Gray, f Goran Suton, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Idong Ibok Deon Curry DeMarcus Ducre Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (41.4%) 2nd: (41.7%) Game: 41.5% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 1-9 (11.1%) 2nd: 4-8 (50.0%) Game: 29.4% F Throw% 1st: 3-4 (75.0%) 2nd: 8-10 (80.0%) Game: 78.6% Iowa FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO B S MIN Tyler Smith, f Cyrus Tate, f Seth Gorney, c Adam Haluska, g Mike Henderson, g J.R. Angle Tony Freeman Justin Johnson Kurt Looby Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (42.3%) 2nd: 9-21 (42.9%) Game: 42.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-7 (42.9%) 2nd: 1-6 (16.7%) Game: 30.8% F Throw% 1st: 7-9 (77.8%) 2nd: (78.6%) Game: 78.3% Officials: Ed Hightower, Steve Welmer, Ted Valentine Attendance: 11,469 Halftime Score: IOWA Key Stat: Points Off Turnovers MSU - 4; Indiana - 24 Quotable: We ve got to play with effort, we ve got to play hard. We ve got to fix it. There s 14 games left, this season s not over. - MSU sophomore guard Travis Walton Notes: Indiana out-scored Michigan State, 24-4, in points off turnovers and, 17-2, in secondchance points... In the fi rst half, MSU attempted just 18 shots and committed 12 turnovers... The Spartans shot 61.1 percent from the fi eld in the fi rst half... For the fi fth time this season, the Spartans blocked eight shots... Idong Ibok tied his career highs for both scoring (7 points) and rebounds (6 boards)... Michigan State grabbed a season-low fi ve offensive rebounds... Indiana became just the second team to out-rebound MSU this season (30-26)... MSU shot a seasonlow 12.5 percent from 3-point range... Trailing early in the fi rst half, MSU went on an 8-0 run to cut the defi cit to 42-35, only to watch IU respond with an 18-6 run... Indiana became the fi rst Spartan opponent this season to score more than 65 points. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Goran Suton, f Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Isaiah Dahlman, g Raymar Morgan DeMarcus Ducre Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (61.1%) 2nd: 7-19 (36.8%) Game: 48.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 0-4 (0.0%) 2nd: 1-4 (25.0%) Game: 12.5% F Throw% 1st: 5-6 (83.3%) 2nd: 9-17 (52.9%) Game: 60.9% Indiana FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO B S MIN D.J. White, f Lance Stemler, f Armon Bassett, g Roderick Wilmont, g Earl Calloway, g Errek Suhr Ben Allen Mike White Joey Shaw Xavier Keeling Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (51.7%) 2nd: (38.7%) Game: 45.0% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-11 (18.2%) 2nd: 1-6 (16.7%) Game: 17.6% F Throw% 1st: 6-7 (85.7%) 2nd: (83.3%) Game: 84.2% Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom O Neill, John Higgins Attendance: 17,274 Halftime Score: IND Key Stat: First-Half Rebounds MSU - 21; Northwestern - 4 Quotable: It just got us back into a rhythm. We bounced back and we re going in the right direction now. We ve got to move forward. - MSU junior guard Drew Neitzel Notes: MSU improved to in Big Ten home openers, including 10-2 under Coach Izzo... MSU out-rebounded Northwestern, 37-13, recording its largest margin of the season. In the first half, the Spartans outrebounded the Wildcats, 21-4, as NU did not get its first rebound until 8:43 left in the first half... Michigan State s bench outscored Northwestern s, Maquise Gray led the attack off the bench, scoring a team-high 16 points, while Drew Naymick and Raymar Morgan added seven... Northwestern scored the first five points of the game, but MSU answered with a 9-0 burst that sparked a 23-6 run, giving the Spartans control of the game... Six of Michigan State s 14 turnovers were committed in the first 4:05. The Spartans committed just three during the entire second half... Drew Naymick grabbed a team-best six rebounds as four other Spartans grabbed five each... Michigan State out-scored Northwestern, 26-8, from the free-throw line. Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, f Isaiah Dahlman, g Brandon Darnton Raymar Morgan Bryan Tibaldi Deon Curry DeMarcus Ducre Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (55.6%) 2nd: 8-19 (42.1%) Game: 48.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 2-4 (50.0%) 2nd: 2-8 (25.0%) Game: 33.3% F Throw% 1st: (71.4%) 2nd: (72.7%) Game: 72.2% Northwestern FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO B S MIN Tim Doyle, g Craig Moore, g Sterling Williams, g Kevin Coble, f Vince Scott, c Jason Okrzesik Joe Kennedy Jeff Ryan Patrick Houlihan Jeremy Nash Jean-Marc Melchior Matt Steger Ivan Tolic Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 9-25 (36.0%) 2nd: 7-19 (36.8%) Game: 36.4% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-11 (27.3%) 2nd: 2-9 (22.2%) Game: 25.0% F Throw% 1st: 1-2 (50.0%) 2nd: 7-8 (87.5%) Game: 80.0% Officials: JD Collins, Sid Rodeheffer, Eric Curry Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: MSU 32-22

16 Game #19 Michigan St. 63 Illinois 57 Jan. 14, 2007 Breslin Center East Lansing, Mich. Key Stat: Second Half Field-Goal Percentage MSU % (12-22); ILL % (6-20) Quotable: I m so tired of playing short-handed and not pressuring and not running. (At halftime) I said We re just going to leave it on the floor. I thought that s what we did. We put more pressure on them, didn t let them get into their offense as easy. - MSU head coach Tom Izzo on his halftime speech to the team. Notes: Trailing at halftime, Michigan State opened the second half on a 28-5 run... MSU s defense held Illinois to scoring droughts of 6:10 and 6:05 in the second half... Illinois made just six second-half field goals and three of those came in the final 2:34 of the game... MSU held a lead at the 12:08 mark of the first half, but Illinois closed the half on a 21-9 run as Michigan State did not score a field goal over the final 9:08 and managed just five free throws during that stretch... Illinois had an 11-4 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half, but MSU out-scored the Illini, 17-9, in that stat in the second half... For the second time this season, Drew Neitzel was a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line... Michigan State recorded all six of its steals in the second half... Led by Raymar Morgan s 10 points, MSU s bench outscored Illinois, Michigan State FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Idong Ibok, c Travis Walton, g Drew Neitzel, g Goran Suton, f Isaiah Dahlman, g Raymar Morgan DeMarcus Ducre Maurice Joseph Drew Naymick Marquise Gray Jacob Hannon Team Totals Total FG% 1st: 8-19 (42.1%) 2nd: (54.5%) Game: 48.8% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 0-3 (0.0%) 2nd: 1-6 (16.7%) Game: 11.1% F Throw% 1st: 7-9 (77.8%) 2nd: (68.2%) Game: 71.0% Illinois FG 3FG FT O-D-RB PF PTS A TO B S MIN Trent Meacham, g Rich McBride, g Warren Carter, f Brian Randle, f Shaun Pruitt, c Chester Frazier Brian Carlwell Calvin Brock Jamar Smith Marcus Arnold Team Totals Total FG% 1st: (45.8%) 2nd: 6-20 (30.0%) Game: 38.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st: 3-9 (33.3%) 2nd: 2-13 (15.4%) Game: 22.7% F Throw% 1st: 9-12 (75.0%) 2nd: 9-13 (69.2%) Game: 72.0% Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom O Neill, Tim Higgins Attendance: 14,759 Halftime Score: ILL 34-23

17 ISAIAH DAHLMAN #22 Freshman Guard Braham, Minn. Braham Area H.S. Dahlman Notables * Grandson of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer John Kundla, former coach of the Minneapolis Lakers and Minnesota Golden Gophers. * Minnesota s all-time leading scorer in boys basketball - 3,366 points. * Currently out of action with an injury in his right foot * Assumed a starting role while Raymar Morgan and Maurice Joseph were out of action with injuries Capsule: Owns a variety of moves and has good ball skills, allowing him to score from outside or on the drive... Gained pounds since arriving at MSU in the summer. Last Five Games: Averaging 5.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 24.2 minutes. Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 3 MSU s Record When: 3-0 Season Highs Big Ten Games: Averaging 3.7 points, 1.0 rebounds and 20.3 minutes Season Notes: Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Chicago State (12/16)... Scored nine points in 31 minutes vs. BYU (12/9)... Played 27 minutes vs. IPFW (12/6), scoring nine points and grabbing a season-high six rebounds... Scored 10 points, the first of his career, against The Citadel (11/12)... Dished out five assists against Youngstown State (11/9)... Grabbed three rebounds vs. Brown (11/8) in his Spartan debut. Career Notes: Three-time Class 2A Minnesota Player of the Year Minnesota Mr. Basketball honoree... Led Braham Area High School to three straight state championships. Dahlman s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) Youngstown State (11/9) The Citadel (11/12) vs. Texas (11/16) vs. Maryland (11/17) DNP Vermont (11/21) Oakland (11/25) at Boston College (11/29) Bradley (12/3) IPFW (12/6) vs. BYU (12/9) Chicago State (12/16) * Belmont (12/19) * UW-Green Bay (12/23) * Loyola (MD) (12/30) * at Iowa (1/4) * at Indiana (1/7) * Northwestern (1/10) * Illinois (1/14) * at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Dahlman s Career Stats Minutes Season: 38 - two times, last vs. Belmont (12/19/06) Points Season: 11 - vs. Chicago State (12/17/06) Rebounds Season: 6 - two times, last vs. Belmont (12/19/06) Assists Season: 5 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Field Goals Season: 4 - vs. IPFW (12/6/06) Field Goal Attempts Season: 8 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) 3-Point Field Goals Season: 2 - vs. The Citadel (11/12/06) 3-Point FG Attempts Season: 3 - vs. Belmont (12/19/06) Free Throws Season: 5 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Free Throw Attempts Season: 6 - two times, last vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Steals Season: 2 - two times, last vs. IPFW (12/6/06) Blocks Season: 2 - two times, last vs. Belmont (12/19/06) -3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /8 352/ /

18 MARQUISE GRAY #41 R-Sophomore Forward Flint, Mich. Beecher H.S. Gray Notables * Points to the sky during National Anthem in memory of his late father, Joe Washington Jr., who passed away during his senior year in high school. * Started driving the family Cadillac at age 9. * Shooting a Big Ten-best 93.3 percent in conference games * Recorded double-doubles vs. Oakland, BYU and Loyola * Led MSU in rebounding in seven games * Averaging 10.7 points and 7.5 rebounds in the last 11 games Capsule: Very athletic and strong forward... Great offensive and defensive rebounder, attacking the glass... Broke his right foot twice in a four month period in the spring & summer of Last Five Games: Averaging 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, shooting 78.6 percent from the field. Big Ten Games: Averaging 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds, shooting 93.3 percent, making 14-of-15 shots in conference play Season Notes: Scored 16 points vs. Northwestern (1/10) on a perfect shooting night, making all seven field goals and two free throws... Recorded a double-double vs. Loyola (12/30), scoring a career-best 19 points, including 16 in the first half, and grabbing 11 rebounds... Grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds vs. Chicago State (12/16)... Posted his second career double-double with a careerhigh 15 points and 12 rebounds vs. BYU (12/9)... Scored a team-high tying 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. IPFW (12/6)... Blocked a career-best four shots vs. Bradley (12/3), adding 11 points... Recorded his first career doubledouble vs. Oakland (11/25), posting then career highs in points (14) and rebounds (12)... Grabbed a team-best tying seven rebounds in just 16 minutes against Texas (11/16)... Led the team with eight rebounds against The Citadel (11/12), while also blocking two shots. Career Notes: Appeared in 48 games, starting The Associated Press Class C State Player of the Year. Gray s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) * Youngstown State (11/9) * The Citadel (11/12) * vs. Texas (11/16) * vs. Maryland (11/17) * Vermont (11/21) * Oakland (11/25) * at Boston College (11/29) * Bradley (12/3) IPFW (12/6) vs. BYU (12/9) Chicago State (12/16) Belmont (12/19) * UW-Green Bay (12/23) * Loyola (MD) (12/30) * at Iowa (1/4) * at Indiana (1/7) Northwestern (1/10) Illinois (1/14) at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Gray s Career Stats Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 8 MSU s Record When: 8-0 Career Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 4 MSU s Record When: 4-0 Career Double-Doubles: 3 MSU s Record When: 3-0 Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 30 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Season: 30 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Points Career: 19 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 19 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Rebounds Career: 12 - two times, last vs. BYU (12/9/06) Season: 12 - two times, last vs. BYU (12/9/06) Assists Career: 2 - three times, last vs. Minnesota (2/11/06) Season: 2- vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Field Goals Career: 8 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 8 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Field Goal Attempts Career: 13 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 13 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 0 Season: 0 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 0 Season: 0 Free Throws Career: 4 - two times, last vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Season: 4 - two times, last vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Free Throw Attempts Career: 9 - vs. Tennessee Tech (12/28/05) Season: 7 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Steals Career: 2 - four times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Season: 2- four times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Blocks Career: 4 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 4 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) -3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /9 373/ / /12 379/ / Totals 48/21 729/ /

19 IDONG IBOK #00 R-Sophomore Center Lagos, Nigeria Montverde Academy (Fla.) Ibok Notables * Full name is Idongesit William Ibok. * Loves to play video games, especially sports games on his PSP. * A native of Lagos, Nigeria, he hasn t been home since * Started 11 of the last 14 games * Led MSU in rebounding in two games * Ranks eighth in the Big Ten in blocked shots (1.26 bpg) * Averaging 3.9 points in the last 10 games, totaling 39 points after scoring seven points in the first nine games of the season * Made 16 of his last 17 shots from the field. Capsule: Owns a 7-foot-5 wingspan and 9-foot-3 reach... Has only been playing basketball for a few years... Continually working to improve his hands through a series of drills catching balls of different sizes. Last Five Games: Averaging 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds. Big Ten Games: Averaging 2.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks Season Notes: Tied career highs in both scoring (7 points) and rebounding (6 boards) at Indiana (1/7), leading the squad in rebounding... Scored a career-high seven points vs. Belmont (12/19)... Scored six points vs. BYU (12/9)... Scored five points vs. IPFW (12/6), adding five rebounds and two blocks... Tied his career high with six rebounds vs. Bradley (12/3) in just 13 minutes... Tied a career high with three blocks against Oakland (11/25)... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds in a career-best 18 minutes against Maryland (11/17), adding two blocks... Blocked three shots in six minutes against Texas (11/16). Career Notes: Appeared in 39 games, starting 11. Ibok s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) Youngstown State (11/9) The Citadel (11/12) vs. Texas (11/16) vs. Maryland (11/17) Vermont (11/21) * Oakland (11/25) * at Boston College (11/29) * Bradley (12/3) * IPFW (12/6) * vs. BYU (12/9) * Chicago State (12/16) * Belmont (12/19) * UW-Green Bay (12/23) Loyola (MD) (12/30) at Iowa (1/4) at Indiana (1/7) * Northwestern (1/10) * Illinois (1/14) * at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Ibok s Career Stats -3-Point- Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 18 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Season: 18 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Points Career: 7 - two times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 7 - two times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Rebounds Career: 6 - three times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 6 - three times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Assists Career: 1- three times, last vs. BYU (12/9/06) Season: 1- three times, last vs. BYU (12/9/06) Field Goals Career: 3 - three times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 3 - three times last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Field Goal Attempts Career: 3 - four times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 3 - four times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 0 Season: 0 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 0 Season: 0 Free Throws Career: 3 - vs. IPFW (12/6/06) Season: 3 - vs. IPFW (12/6/06) Free Throw Attempts Career: 4 - two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Season: 4 - two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Steals Career: 2 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Season: 2 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Blocks Career: 3 - four times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 3 - four times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 78/ / /11 211/ / Totals 39/11 289/ /

20 MAURICE JOSEPH #23 Sophomore Guard Montreal, Quebec Champlain-St. Lambert Joseph Notables * Nicknamed MoJo. * Arguably the team s best dancer. * Speaks fluent French. * Has played in the last four games after missing the previous four with a stress reaction in his right foot * Scored more points and played more minutes through the first three games of the season than he did all of last year * Made his first career start vs. IPFW, scoring a team-high 13 points * Led MSU in scoring in one game * Led MSU in assists in one game Capsule: One of the team s best shooters... Improved his physical and mental toughness since his freshman campaign. Last Five Games: Played just the last four games, averaging 5.3 points in 14.3 minutes Season Notes: Scored nine points off the bench vs. Iowa (1/4) in what Coach Izzo called a heroic effort after Joseph was cleared to play just hours before the game... Scored six first-half points vs. BYU (12/9) before injuring his right foot... Made his first career start vs. IPFW (12/6), tying for the team lead with 13 points... Scored 12 points against Texas (11/16)... Established a new career high with 16 points vs. Youngstown State (11/9), shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the field, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range... Scored 12 points against Brown (11/8); all 12 points came in the first half. Career Notes: Appeared in 37 games, starting two CCAA National Player of the Year Joseph s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) Youngstown State (11/9) The Citadel (11/12) vs. Texas (11/16) vs. Maryland (11/17) Vermont (11/21) Oakland (11/25) at Boston College (11/29) Bradley (12/3) IPFW (12/6) * vs. BYU (12/9) * Chicago State (12/16) DNP-Injury Belmont (12/19) DNP-Injury UW-Green Bay (12/23) DNP-Injury Loyola (MD) DNP-Injury at Iowa (1/4) at Indiana (1/7) Northwestern (1/10) Illinois (1/14) at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Joseph s Career Stats Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 4 MSU s Record When: 4-0 Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 27 - vs. Texas (11/16/06) Season: 27 - vs. Texas (11/16/06) Points Career: 16 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Season: 16 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Rebounds Career: 5 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Season: 5 - vs. Texas (11/17/06) Assists Career: 2 - two times, last vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 2 - two times, last vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Field Goals Career: 5 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Season: 5 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Field Goal Attempts Career: 10 - vs. The Citadel (11/12/06) Season: 10 - vs. The Citadel (11/12/06) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 4 - two times, last vs. IPFW (12/6/06) Season: 4 - two times, last vs. IPFW (12/6/06) 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 8 - vs. The Citadel (11/12/06) Season: 8 - vs. The Citadel (11/12/06) Free Throws Career: 4 - vs. Brown (11/8/06) Season: 4 - vs. Brown (11/8/06) Free Throw Attempts Career: 4 - two times, last vs. Texas (11/16/06) Season: 4 - two times, last vs. Texas (11/16/06) Steals Career: 1 - five times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 1- four times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Blocks Career: 0 Season: 0-3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 54/ / /2 265/ / Totals 37/2 318/ /

21 RAYMAR MORGAN #2 Freshman Forward Canton, Ohio McKinley H.S. Morgan Notables * Attended the same high school as former Spartans Eric and Percy Snow. * Father, Jeffery, played collegiate basketball at Mankato State. * Played in the last three games after missing the previous seven contests with a stress reaction in his right shin * The first freshman in MSU history to score 10 points or more in each of his first six games; no other Spartan has done it in his first four * Led MSU in scoring in one game * Led MSU in rebounding in two games * Led MSU in assists in one game Capsule: Versatile big man with the ability to defend four positions... Strong rebounder... Strong offensive skills, including slashing to the basket. Last Five Games: Played just the last three games after returning from injury, averaging 6.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 23.0 minutes Season Notes: Recorded 10 points, five rebounds and 30 minutes vs. Illinois (1/14), all of which were highs since returning from injury... Tied his season high with 18 points vs. Bradley (12/3)... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds vs. Oakland (11/25).. Led MSU with 18 points against Texas (11/16)... Scored 10 points in each of his first three games... Showed his outside touch, hitting on 2-of-2 3-pointers against The Citadel (11/12)... Grabbed a team-best six rebounds vs. both Maryland (11/17) and Brown (11/8). Career Notes: 2006 The Associated Press Division I Player of the Year... Won back-to-back state championships at Canton McKinley High School as a junior and senior. Morgan s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) * Youngstown State (11/9) * The Citadel (11/12) * vs. Texas (11/16) * vs. Maryland (11/17) * Vermont (11/21) * Oakland (11/25) * at Boston College (11/29) * Bradley (12/3) * IPFW (12/6) DNP-Injury vs. BYU (12/9) DNP-Injury Chicago State (12/16) DNP-Injury Belmont (12/19) DNP-Injury UW-Green Bay (12/23) DNP-Injury Loyola (MD) DNP-Injury at Iowa (1/4) DNP-Injury at Indiana (1/7) Northwestern (1/10) Illinois (1/14) at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 9 MSU s Record When: 7-2 Season Highs Minutes Season: 31 - vs. Brown (11/8/06) Points Season: 18 - two times, last vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Rebounds Season: 9 - vs. Oakland (11/25/06) Assists Season: 4 - Northwestern (1/10/07) Field Goals Season: 8 - vs. Texas (11/16/06) Field Goal Attempts Season: 15 - vs. Texas (11/16/06) 3-Point Field Goals Season: 2 - two times, last vs. Texas (11/16/06) 3-Point FG Attempts Season: 3- vs. Texas (11/16/06) Free Throws Season: 8 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Free Throw Attempts Season: 10 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Steals Season: 1 - four times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Blocks Season: 1 - four times, last vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Morgan s Career Stats -3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /9 295/ /

22 DREW NAYMICK #34 R-Junior Center Muskegon, Mich. North Muskegon H.S. * Leads MSU with 30 blocked shots * Ranks tied for fourth in the Big Ten in blocked shots (1.58 bpg) * Led MSU in rebounding in three games Capsule: Earned a medical red-shirt in after missing the final 27 games with a shoulder injury... Adept at blocking shots... Decent range on his jump shot. Naymick Notables * Owns the Michigan High School record with 527 career blocks. * Known for having the biggest appetite on the team. * A finance major, enrolled in MSU s Honors College. Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 1 MSU s Record When: 1-0 Career Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 1 MSU s Record When: 1-0 Last Five Games: Averaging 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds. Big Ten Games: Averaging 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds Season Notes: Scored seven points, all from the foul line, and grabbed a team-best six rebounds vs. Northwestern (1/10)... Recorded seven points and five rebounds vs. Iowa (1/4)... Grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds vs. Bradley (12/3)... Established career highs in both scoring (14 points) and rebounding (seven boards) against Youngstown State (11/9)... Blocked a career-best four shots in a career-high 25 minutes against Brown (11/8). Career Notes: Appeared in 77 career games, starting seven... Two-time recipient of MSU s Scholar-Athlete Award. Naymick s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) Youngstown State (11/9) The Citadel (11/12) vs. Texas (11/16) vs. Maryland (11/17) Vermont (11/21) Oakland (11/25) at Boston College (11/29) Bradley (12/3) IPFW (12/6) vs. BYU (12/9) Chicago State (12/16) Belmont (12/19) UW-Green Bay (12/23) Loyola (MD) (12/30) at Iowa (1/4) at Indiana (1/7) Northwestern (1/10) Illinois (1/14) at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Naymick s Career Stats Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 30 - vs. Boston College (11/29/06) Season: 30 - vs. Boston College (11/29/06) Points Career: 14 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Season: 14 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Rebounds Career: 10 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 10 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Assists Career: 2 - five times, last vs. Boston College (1129/06) Season: 2 - two times, last vs. Boston College (11/29/06) Field Goals Career: 5 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Season: 5 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Field Goal Attempts Career: 8 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) Season: 8 - vs. Youngstown State (11/9/06) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 0 Season: 0 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 0 Season: 0 Free Throws Career: 7 - vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Season: 7 - vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Free Throw Attempts Career: 7 - vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Season: 7 - vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Steals Career: 2 - five times, last vs.boston College (11/29/06) Season: 2 - four times, last vs. Boston College (11/29/06) Blocks Career: 4 - vs. Brown (11/8/06) Season: 4 - vs. Brown (11/8/06) -3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 116/ / /0 227/ / /7 74/ / /0 384/ / Totals 77/7 801/ /

23 DREW NEITZEL #11 Junior Guard Grand Rapids, Mich. Wyoming Park H.S. Neitzel Notables * His dad, Craig, placed a hoop in his crib at the hospital the day he was born. * Won the two-ball national championship at age 12. * Would alternate hands brushing his teeth and eating when he was young. * Averaging 19.1 points in the last 15 games, scoring 20 or more nine times * Back-to-Back Big Ten Player of the Week on Nov. 20 and Nov. 27 * MSU s leading scorer at 18.0 ppg, ranking fourth in the Big Ten * Leads the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (.900) * Ranks second in the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made (3.00 pg) and third in minutes (34.68 mpg) * Led MSU in scoring in 14 games, in assists nine times and in rebounds once * Ranks eighth in MSU career assists with 373 * Named to 2KSports College Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team * MVP of the East Lansing Regional of 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Capsule: Co-captain... Ambidextrous player, will shoot from the outside with his left hand but often will use his right in the lane. Last Five Games: Averaging 15.4 points and 5.0 assists. Big Ten Games: Averaging 16.8 points and 3.3 assists Season Notes: Scored a team-high 19 points vs. Illinois (1/14)... Tallied 18 points and five assists vs. Northwestern (1/10)... Scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half vs. Iowa (1/4)... Tied his career high with 12 assists vs. Loyola (12/30)... Poured in 22 points vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23)... Scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half against Belmont (12/19)... Scored a career-best 32 points vs. Chicago State (12/16), including 21 in the second half... Scored a team-best 22 points vs. BYU (12/9)... Led MSU with 20 points vs. Bradley (12/6)... Tallied his third-straight 20-point game vs. Oakland (11/25), scoring Recorded then-career highs in scoring (26 points) and rebounding (8 boards) vs. Vermont (11/21)... Established a Spartan single-game record for 3-point field-goal percentage at.875, shooting 7-of-8 vs. Vermont... Scored 21 points vs. Maryland (11/17), including 17 in the second half; added a career-high four steals... Scored the game-winning basket against Texas (11/16) on a driving layup with 2.4 seconds left; finished with 15 points vs. the Longhorns, adding six assists and six rebounds. Career Notes: Appeared in 86 career games, starting 67, including 67 of the last Named to the 2005 Big Ten All-Freshman Team Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner, becoming the shortest player to win the award. Neitzel s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) * Youngstown State (11/9) * The Citadel (11/12) * vs. Texas (11/16) * vs. Maryland (11/17) * Vermont (11/21) * Oakland (11/25) * at Boston College (11/29) * Bradley (12/3) * IPFW (12/6) * vs. BYU (12/9) * Chicago State (12/16) * Belmont (12/19) * UW-Green Bay (12/23) * Loyola (MD) (12/30) * at Iowa (1/4) * at Indiana (1/7) * Northwestern (1/10) * Illinois (1/14) * at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Neitzel s Career Stats -3-Point- Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 34 MSU s Record When: 26-8 Career 20-Point Scoring Games: 9 MSU s Record When: 7-2 Career 30-Point Scoring Games: 1 MSU s Record When: 1-0 Career Double-Figure Assist Games: 2 MSU s Record When: 2-0 Career Double-Doubles: 2 MSU s Record When: 2-0 Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 47 - vs. Gonzaga (11/22/05) Season: 39 - vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Points Career: 31 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Season: 31 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Rebounds Career: 8 - vs. Vermont (11/21/06) Season: 8 - vs. Vermont (11/21/06) Assists Career: 12 - two times, last vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 12 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Field Goals Career: 9 - vs. Vermont (11/21/06) Season: 9 - vs. Vermont (11/21/06) Field Goal Attempts Career: 17 - two times, last vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Season: 17- two times, last vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 7 - vs. Vermont (11/21/06) Season: 7 - vs. Vermont (11/21/06) 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 12 - vs. Chicago State (12/16/06) Season: 12 - vs.chicago State (12/16/06) Free Throws Career: 10 - two times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Season: 10 - two times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Free Throw Attempts Career: 10 - two times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Season: 10 - two times, last vs. Illinois (1/14/07) Steals Career: 4 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Season: 4 - vs. Maryland (11/17/06) Blocks Career: 2 - vs. Boston College (11/29/06) Season: 2 - vs. Boston College (11/29/06) Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /14 541/ / / / / /19 659/ / Totals 86/ / /

24 GORAN SUTON #14 R-Sophomore Center Lansing, Mich. Everett H.S. * MSU s leading rebounder at 6.7 rpg * Led MSU in rebounding in seven games * Posted double-doubles against Youngstown State, BYU and UW-Green Bay Capsule: Owns the best post moves on the team, perhaps the best at MSU since Zach Randolph... Skilled big man, including passing and shooting from range. Last Five Games: Averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Big Ten Games: Averaging 7.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists Season Notes: Tallied 15 points vs. Illinois (1/14)... Scored a careerhigh 27 points vs. Loyola (12/30), adding eight rebounds... Scored 14 points and grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds, adding five assists vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23)... Recorded a career-high five assists vs. Chicago State (12/16)... Posted his second-career double-double vs. BYU (12/9), tallying 10 points and 11 rebounds... Narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds vs. IPFW (12/6)... Scored 18 points against Boston College (11/29), adding nine rebounds... Tallied his first career double-double against Youngstown State (11/9), recording 10 points and 12 rebounds. Career Notes: Appeared in 50 career games, starting Led Lansing Everett to 2004 Michigan Class A State Championship. Suton s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) * Youngstown State (11/9) * The Citadel (11/12) * vs. Texas (11/16) * vs. Maryland (11/17) * Vermont (11/21) Oakland (11/25) at Boston College (11/29) Bradley (12/3) * IPFW (12/6) * vs. BYU (12/9) * Chicago State (12/16) * Belmont (12/19) UW-Green Bay (12/23) * Loyola (MD) (12/30) * at Iowa (1/4) * at Indiana (1/7) * Northwestern (1/10) * Illinois (1/14) * at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Suton s Career Stats Suton Notables * Has dropped his body fat 7 percent in just over a year. * Grew up outside Sarajevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina - member of Bosnia s national team at age 14. * Favorite TV show is Family Guy. Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 9 MSU s Record When: 8-1 Career 20-Point Scoring Games: 1 MSU s Record When: 1-0 Career Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 5 MSU s Record When: 4-1 Career Double-Doubles: 3 MSU s Record When: 3-0 Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 42 - vs. Gonzaga (11/22/05) Season: 36 - vs. Iowa (1/4/07) Points Career: 27 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 27 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Rebounds Career: 15 - vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Season: 15 - vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Assists Career: 5 - two times, last vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Season: 5 - two times, last vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Field Goals Career: 10 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 10 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Field Goal Attempts Career: 16 - two times, last vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 16 - two times, last vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 0 Season: 0 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 2 - vs. Indiana (1/7/06) Season: 2 - vs. Indiana (1/7/06) Free Throws Career: 7 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 7 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Free Throw Attempts Career: 9 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Season: 9 - vs. Loyola (MD) (12/30/06) Steals Career: 2 - five times, last vs. Iowa (1/4/07) Season: 2 - three times, last vs. Iowa (1/4/07) Blocks Career: 2 - nine times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 2 - five times, last vs. Indiana (1/7/07) -3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /6 458/ / /15 490/ / Totals 50/21 921/ /

25 TRAVIS WALTON #5 Sophomore Guard Lima, Ohio Lima Senior H.S. Walton Notables * Joins Antonio Smith and Mateen Cleaves as Spartan sophomore captains under Tom Izzo. * Loves candy. * Team s strongest player with 300- pound bench and 700-pound leg press. * Led MSU in assists in 12 games * Leads MSU in assists, averaging 5.11 per game, ranking fourth in the Big Ten * Recorded seven or more assists in seven games this season * 2.26 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks third in the Big Ten Capsule: Possesses great toughness, strength and leadership skills... Extremely vocal leader... Arguably the team s best defensive player... Worked hard over the offseason to develop his offensive game and become a more reliable shooter. Last Five Games: Averaging 6.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals. Big Ten Games: Averaging 7.3 points and 3.5 assists Season Notes: Scored a team-best 12 points at Indiana (1/7)... Played a near-perfect game vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23), recording eight assists and no turnovers, shooting 4-of-4 from the field (1-of-1 from 3-point range) and 2-of-2 from the foul line, adding three steals... Dished out seven assists vs. Belmont (12/19)... Tied for the team lead with seven assists vs. BYU (12/9)... Led MSU with seven assists vs. IPFW (12/6)... Recorded career highs in points (15) and assists (9) vs. Bradley (12/3)... Scored 11 points vs. Oakland (11/25)... Dished out eight assists vs. Maryland (11/17)... Scored in double figures for the first time in his career with 11 points vs. Youngstown State (11/9); also recorded seven assists vs. the Penguins, committing just one turnover. Career Notes: Appeared in 53 games, starting Northwest Ohio Player of the Year. Walton s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent fg 3fg ft off-def reb pf pts ast to blk stl min Brown (11/8) * Youngstown State (11/9) * The Citadel (11/12) * vs. Texas (11/16) * vs. Maryland (11/17) * Vermont (11/21) * Oakland (11/25) * at Boston College (11/29) * Bradley (12/3) * IPFW (12/6) * vs. BYU (12/9) * Chicago State (12/16) * Belmont (12/19) * UW-Green Bay (12/23) * Loyola (MD) (12/30) * at Iowa (1/4) * at Indiana (1/7) * Northwestern (1/10) * Illinois (1/14) * at Penn State (1/20) Minnesota (1/24) at Ohio State (1/27) at Illinois (1/30) Ohio State (2/3) at Purdue (2/7) Michigan (2/13) Iowa (2/17) Wisconsin (2/20) Indiana (2/24) at Michigan (TBA) at Wisconsin (3/2) * indicates game started Double-Figure Efforts Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 5 MSU s Record When: 4-1 Career/Season Highs Minutes Career: 39 - vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Season: 39 - vs. UW-Green Bay (12/23/06) Points Career: 15 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 15 - vs.bradley (12/3/06) Rebounds Career: 6 - two times, last vs. Ohio State (2/22/06) Season: 5 - vs. Belmont (12/19/06) Assists Career: 9 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 9 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Field Goals Career: 5 - two times, last vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 5 - two times, last vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Field Goal Attempts Career: 11 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 11 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) Season: 3 - vs. Bradley (12/3/06) 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 3 - three times, last vs. Iowa (1/4/07) Season: 3 - three times, last vs. Iowa (1/4/07) Free Throws Career: 8 - vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 8 - vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Free Throw Attempts Career: 8 - vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Season: 8 - vs. Indiana (1/7/07) Steals Career: 3 - six times, last vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Season: 3 - three times, last vs. Northwestern (1/10/07) Blocks Career: 1 - three times, last vs. Illinois (3/10/06) Season: 0 Walton s Career Stats -3-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 635/ / /19 618/ / Totals 53/ / /