In overtime, Tre Holloman and Xavier Booker teamed up to score eight points, securing a 94-91 victory for Michigan State over No. 12 North Carolina in a battle for third place in the Maui Invitational.
Holloman, making his first start of the season, led with a career-high 19 points for the Spartans (6-2), with 16 of those points coming in the first half. Jaden Akins, Coen Carr, Jeremy Fears Jr., Frankie Fidler, and Xavier Booker also contributed double-digit points.
For the Tar Heels (4-3), Drake Powell, Elliot Cadeau, and RJ Davis led the scoring with 18, 17, and 16 points respectively.
The game was sent into overtime by a 3-pointer from North Carolina’s Seth Trimble with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.
Takeaways
– The Spartans played without Jase Richardson due to injury.
– North Carolina faced deficits in all three games in Maui this week.
Key Moment
– Booker’s dunk off an assist from Holloman gave Michigan State the lead in overtime, securing the win.
Key Stat
– Michigan State shot 54% from the field and scored 50 points in the paint.
Up next
– Michigan State plays their next game against Minnesota, while North Carolina will host No. 9 Alabama.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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