Western Michigan vs. Notre Dame: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish relied on hot shooting and suffocating defense as they rolled past Western Michigan at home, 85-52. Dane Goodwin led the way for the Irish with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Paul Atkinson Jr. added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists and freshman Blake Wesley chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds in the win. As a team, the Fighting Irish shot 52% from the floor, including 14-of-31 from three-point range. Defensively, they held Western Michigan to 36% shooting overall, and 24% from behind the arc.
WMU 52, ND 85Western Michigan forward Patrick Emilien goes sky-high for a strong one-handed jam against Buffalo.
BUFF 85, WMU 69Michigan State's Joey Hauser knocks down shots from all over the court, scoring a career-high 24 points in the Spartans' win over Western Michigan.
WMU 61, MSU 79Michigan State guard Joshua Langford grabs the offensive rebound amongst the bigs and puts in the shot plus the foul.
WMU 61, MSU 79Michigan State's Aaron Henry maneuvers through the lane and uses a Eurostep to free himself for the bucket.
WMU 61, MSU 79Michigan State forward Joey Hauser launches a three from the logo and drains it.
WMU 61, MSU 79Michigan State's Rocket Watts comes off the screen and throws the beautiful no-look pass to Marcus Bingham Jr. for the jam.
WMU 61, MSU 79Michigan State gets out in transition leading to Joshua Langford throwing a pinpoint one-handed pass to Thomas Kithier for the easy layup.
WMU 61, MSU 79Michigan State's Gabe Brown gets the ball in the corner, goes by the defender and softly puts in the layup.
WMU 61, MSU 79Xavier Tillman and Aaron Henry each scored 15 points to help lead Michigan State to a 95-62 win over Western Michigan. #Basketball #MichiganStateSpartans #XavierTillman
WMU 62, MSU 95Marcus Bingham Jr. attacks the offensive glass and flushes home the putback dunk for Michigan State.
WMU 62, MSU 95The top plays from the first half. #Basketball #MichiganStateSpartans,
WMU 62, MSU 95CJ Massinburg throws down a violent slam dunk at the end of the first half as Buffalo continues to beat Western Michigan.
BUFF 88, WMU 79Nick Perkins drains an early 3-pointer as Buffalo leads Western Michigan.
BUFF 88, WMU 79Zavier Simpson kicks a pass to Charles Matthews in the corner, who tees up and buries a 3 to put Michigan up 8 with less than a minute left.
WMU 62, MICH 70| Mid-American | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 24 | 11 | .686 | - | L1 |
| Toledo | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Ohio | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3 | L1 |
| Bowling Green | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Central Michigan | 18 | 14 | .562 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Kent State | 17 | 17 | .500 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Ball State | 15 | 16 | .484 | 7 | L1 |
| Miami (OH) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7.5 | L3 |
| Eastern Michigan | 13 | 18 | .419 | 9 | L1 |
| Western Michigan | 12 | 20 | .375 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Northern Illinois | 11 | 20 | .355 | 11 | W1 |
| Buffalo | 4 | 27 | .129 | 18 | L5 |
| @ |
Akron
|
77-66 |
| @ |
Bowling Green
|
84-79 |
| vs |
Eastern Michigan
|
73-56 |
| vs |
Central Michigan
|
62-55 |
| @ |
Toledo
|
88-63 |
| vs |
Ball State
|
77-67 |
| @ |
Kent State
|
63-61 |
| @ |
Southern Mississippi
|
86-54 |
| @ |
Central Michigan
|
69-42 |
| vs |
Miami (OH)
|
77-58 |
| vs |
Buffalo
|
91-72 |
| @ |
Eastern Michigan
|
70-67 |
| @ |
Ball State
|
78-76 |
| vs |
Bowling Green
|
73-65 |
| vs |
Akron
|
90-84 |
| @ |
Ohio
|
82-55 |
