No. 8 Michigan State rallied from a seven point halftime deficit to down Iowa, 91-84, on Thursday night in the Hawkeyes’ regular season home finale inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Spartans outscored Iowa, 61-47, in the second half after trailing 37-30 at the break.
Michigan State shot 61.3 percent (19-of-31) in the second half.
Iowa had four players finish in double figures: Josh Dix 18, Seydou Traore 15, Payton Sandfort 15, Pryce Sandfort 12
Dix led the team in scoring for the seventh time this season, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers.
He also tied a career high with seven rebounds and had four assists.
Traore made 6-of-9 field goals, including two 3-point field goals en route to a season high 15 points. It was his seventh game in double figures this season.
His two 3-pointers tied a season-high.
Pryce Sandfort scored 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting with two 3-pointers and had a career-high seven rebounds.
Iowa went 9-of-23 from the 3-point line. The team has made 8+ 3-pointers in 24 games this season.
Michigan State, who out-rebounds its opponents by 9.6 per game, had only a 36-35 advantage in the game.
The Spartans jumped out to an 11-5 lead over the first four minutes before the Hawkeyes went on a 22-2 run over a 6:23 stretch to build a 27-13 advantage.
MSU went 1-of-11 from the floor during the stretch.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes close out the regular season Sunday, traveling to Lincoln to face Nebraska at 11:30 a.m. (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena.