Four in Double Figures as No. 14 Michigan State Uses Big Second Half to Beat No. 12 Michigan, 75-62

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Junior guard Tre Holloman scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half, while freshman guard Jase Richardson scored 21 points and four players scored in double figures as No. 14 Michigan State used a big second half to beat No. 12 Michigan, 75-62, at Crisler Center Friday night.

Richardson scored 11 of his 21 points in the first half, adding six rebounds. Holloman finished with 18 points and four assists, senior guard Jaden Akins added 11 points and three assists and redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. finished and two assists. Junior center Carson Cooper snared a team-high eight rebounds, highlighted by two offensive boards in the final 1:18 to secure the Victory for MSU.

Records
Michigan State improves to 22-5 overall and 13-3 in the Big Ten Conference, while Michigan falls to 20-6 overall and 12-3 in league play.

Recap

Michigan State trailed by four points (38-34) at the break but quickly took the lead in the second half and the teams went back and forth, with a pair of ties and two lead changes.
The Spartans used a 14-4 run over 4:24 to take a 62-51 lead on a driving layup from Fears at 7:39 before Michigan pulled to within three points, 62-59, on a layup from Vlad Goldin with 5:39 left.
Richardson hit two-straight jumpers, Cooper followed with a dunk off a feed from Holloman and Fears banked in a 3-pointer with 2:17 to play, pushing MSU's lead to 71-62, capping a 7-2 run.
The Spartans had three offensive rebounds the next time down the floor and Akins hit a pair of free throws and then, after a steal from Richardson, the senior captain put an exclamation point on the win with a fast break dunk, closing the scoring.
To start the second half, Richardson and Fears hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give MSU a 40-38 lead before Goldin hit a jumper to tie the game at 40-all.
MSU trailed 42-40 with 16:26 left, tied the game on a Holloman layup and took the lead for good on a dunk from Cooper with 14:48 left, making it 44-42.
Nimari Burnett hit a 3-pointer to pull Michigan within 48-47 (12:35), but Holloman hit three-straight 3-pointers to trigger the 14-4 run as MSU led 62-51, setting up the finish.
The Spartans went into the half trailing by four points, 38-34, as the team went more than five minutes without a field goal and committed nine turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
MSU came out strong, jumping out to an early 7-2 lead after a pair of baskets from Richardson and a jumper from redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. at the 17:05 mark.
The lead for Michigan State grew to eight points when Akins hit a 3-pointer at 12:53, increasing the margin to 16-8.
Michigan responded with a 15-0 run over 5:04 and took a 23-16 lead on a 3-pointer from Nimari Burnett at 8:02.
Free throws from Holloman at 7:19 snapped MSU's scoring drought and the junior guard followed with a jumper at 5:52 – the first field goal in seven minutes – as the Spartans trailed 26-20.
Richardson hit a pair of free throws with 5 seconds left to make it 37-34 before the Wolverines went into the break with a 38-34 lead.

Key Stats

After turning the ball over nine times in the first half, the Spartans committed just two in the second half.
The Spartans forced 10 turnovers by Michigan in the second half and scored 10 points off of those, finishing the game with 18 points off turnovers.
MSU shot 53.3 percent from the field in the second half (16-of-30), including 50.0 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point land.
Michigan State had a 34-25 advantage in rebounding, collected 14 offensive rebounds and scored 15 second-chance points.

Notes

Michigan State trails in the all-time series with Michigan, 91-104.
- The Spartans are now 34-65 all-time at the Crisler Center and have won the last two games played there.
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo is 35-21 all-time against Michigan.
Izzo's career record is now 729-300.
Izzo is now 356-173 all-time in the Big Ten, extending his lead among Big Ten coaches all-time for conference wins.
Michigan State is now 7-2 on the road, including a 6-2 mark in the Big Ten.
- The 6 conference road wins are the most since the 2019-12 team won 6 away from home.
The Spartans are now 3-5 when trailing at the half, with those three wins coming in the last five games.
MSU shot 45.9 percent from the floor, the 17th time hitting at least 45.0 percent of its field goals.
The Spartans hit 9 shots from 3-point distance, tied for the second-most in a game this year (Nebraska).
Michigan State was out-shot by Michigan (46.0% to 45.9%), just the fifth time that has happened this year.
- MSU is 2-3 when being out-shot by its opponent.
Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 24th time this season and has a 20-4 record in those situations.
The Spartans are now 14-0 when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent (MSU had 11, Michigan had 15).
MSU is 21-0 when scoring at least 70 points.
The Spartans are 13-1 when holding opponents to 69 points or fewer.
The Spartans received 31 points from the bench, the 22nd time in 27 games with at least 30 points.
Jase Richardson scored 21 points, grabbed six rebounds and had three steals.
- This was his 14th game scoring in double figures and his sixth time leading the team in scoring.
- It was his third game with at least 20 points.
Tre Holloman scored 18 points off the bench, handing out a team-high four assists and two rebounds.
- It was his 10th game scoring in double figures this year and the 16th of his career.
- He led the team in assists for the seventh time this season and the 16th time in his career.
Jaden Akins scored 11 points, with three rebounds and one assist.
- It was his 22nd game in double figures this year and the 56th of his career.
- Akins now has 1,129 career points, passing A.J. Hoggard (2020-24) for 45th place and he needs seven points to pass Travis Trice (2011-15) for 44th place.
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 10 points and had two assists.
- He has scored in double figures eight time this year and eight in his career.
Carson Cooper scored 6 points and grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds.
- Cooper has led the team in rebounding four times this year and 11 for his career.

Up Next
Michigan State hits the road again for the second-straight game, and the third in the last four, playing at No. 20 Maryland on Wednesday, Feb. 26 (BTN, 6:30 p.m.).

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