East Lansing – Michigan State needed a spark in the second half Sunday night against Western Michigan, and Joey Hauser was more than happy to take over.
The former Marquette transfer scored a career-high 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 79-61 victory over Western Michigan at the Breslin Center.
Hauser, who also pulled down 10 rebounds against the Broncos, scored 15 in the opener against Eastern Michigan this season, but his previous career-best came in January 2019 at Marquette when he scored 21 against Xavier.
Aaron Henry added 12 points and Rocket Watts chipped in 10 for the Spartans (5-0), who travel to Virginia on Wednesday to take on the Cavaliers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.