WATCH: Gabe Brown throws down massive alley-oop dunk as exclamation point vs. Michigan

That’s how you seal a victory over your in-state rival.

Michigan State came out firing after halftime against Michigan on Saturday and never looked back in its 83-67 win. The Spartans went from a four-point halftime lead to a 20-point lead with 3:23 remaining thanks to an impressive alley-oop from AJ Hoggard to Gabe Brown.

ARE YOU SERIOUS GABE BROWN 🤯@MSU_Basketball pic.twitter.com/dTnydT85Q1

— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) January 29, 2022

The Breslin Center was humming all game, but the crowd erupted when Brown threw down the dunk. It was the exclamation mark to an impressive bounce-back after a rough first half.

In the first half, Michigan State shot 51.7% from the field and 54.5% from three-point territory. But the Spartans committed nine turnovers, and Michigan turned those into nine points to stay in the game.

The second half was a much different story. Michigan State outscored Michigan 44-32 and shot 59.3% from the field to come away with the big victory.

With the win, Michigan State improved to 16-4 overall and 7-2 in Big Ten play. Michigan dropped to 10-8 on the year, including 4-4 in conference action.

AJ Hoggard fakes out defenders to put Michigan State up double figures

Michigan State went from a four-point halftime lead to a double-digit second-half lead against Michigan on Saturday. Guard AJ Hoggard was a big part of that.

Hoggard took the ball down low and appeared to kick it out for a pass. Instead, he faked it and had the Michigan defenders run right past him as he made a fadeaway jumper with 16 minutes to play. The shot put Michigan State up 10 points as part of a fast start to the second half for the Spartans.

That basket gave Hoggard seven points off the bench as part of a balanced Michigan State scoring attack. The No. 10-ranked Spartans were coming off a tough loss to Illinois earlier this week while the Wolverines held on to defeat Northwestern on Wednesday night.