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Hauser, whose points were also a season high, added eight
rebounds. A.J. Hoggard had 14 points and Gabe Brown contributed
12.
The Spartans (23-12) will face No. 2 seed Duke (29-6) in the
second round on Sunday.
"It's a new season. That's the beauty of this, so I just felt
good. It's a fresh start for us," Hauser said. "We had a good
Big Ten (tournament) run and I was feeling good. The matchup
wasn't much different, we didn't do anything different, I just
made my shots."
Luka Brajkovic had 18 points and Sam Mennenga contributed 15 for
Davidson (27-7). Michigan State transfer Foster Loyer added 12
points, six rebounds and four assists, and Hyunjung Lee tossed
in 11 points.
Neither team led by more than six points in the first half.
Michigan State emerged with a 32-31 lead despite going scoreless
in the last three minutes.
Hauser scored seven points in the first four minutes of the
second half. Brajkovic matched that after battling foul trouble
before halftime.
The Spartans had an 8-2 spurt to take a 49-45 lead. Michigan
State then went scoreless for more than five minutes while
Davidson scored seven points, including two Brajkovic baskets.
Hoggard ended the Spartans' drought with a layup. The Wildcats
had a four-point possession when Mennenga made a layup and
Brajkovic converted a putback off a missed Mennenga free throw.
That gave Davidson a 56-51 lead. Michigan State responded with a
10-0 run that Hoggard began with a layup and completed with a
jumper. In between, Hauser and Brown hit 3-pointers.
The Wildcats finally answered with a 3-pointer by Michael Jones,
but Julius Marble's three-point play with 3:01 left gave the
Spartans a 64-59 lead. Neither team scored again until Hauser
made two free throws with 1:15 lead.
Davidson pulled within four, 69-65, on a Brajkovic 3-pointer
with 37 seconds left. Loyer nailed a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds
left to cut Michigan State's lead to 72-70.
Tyson Walker made two free throws to seal the Spartans' victory.
Lee hit a 3-pointer in the final second.
--Field Level Media
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