Michigan State basketball: Report card for big win at No. 18 Wisconsin
![Wisconsin forward Carter Gilmore (14) guards Michigan State forward Joey Hauser (10) during the first half of their game Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.Uwmen10 12 Wisconsin forward Carter Gilmore (14) guards Michigan State forward Joey Hauser (10) during the first half of their game Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.Uwmen10 12](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/c496817905db26b50ae7ea500a6e8e4f26ea74868e1520b566e4fc2e708c768a.jpg)
Joey Hauser: A
Joey Hauser played one of his best games as a Spartan on Tuesday night as he was hot early on and just didn’t quit throughout the game.
He only took two threes and made two of them, and one of the main reasons for that may have been because of what his mom told him after the Michigan game.
Joey Hauser went 3-for-13 vs. Michigan. His mom told him after that he should drive more to get closer shots and try to get fouled. He went 6-for-8 today and 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
— Kyle Austin (@kylebaustin) January 11, 2023
Hauser didn’t look to shoot many threes and finished with 4-of-5 shooting inside the perimeter. He looked much more aggressive with the ball in his hands against the Badgers and Tom Izzo has to love seeing that and want more of that moving forward.
While he scored a game-high 20 points in his Wisconsin homecoming, he also hit a huge 3-pointer with MSU trailing by one with a couple of minutes left to give the Spartans a huge 61-59 lead.
On top of the offense, he finished with eight rebounds and just played really well on both ends of the court.