Michigan State Puts Six in Double Figures, Handles Quinnipiac, 96-59, in Season Opener

Monday, November 2

East Lansing, Mich.

7 PM

Michigan State University

1-0,0-0Big Ten

Quinnipiac

0-1,0-0Metro

Team	1	2	F
Quinnipiac	24	35	59
Michigan St.	52	44	96

Coen Carr dunks in the second half of the season opener against Quinnipiac

Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography

11/2/2026 9:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook Quinnipiac at Michigan St. 02 November Michigan State 96, Quinnipiac 59

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 13 points and handed out 11 assists and No. 6 Michigan State put six players in double figures and had 12 different players score en route to a 96-59 win over Quinnipiac in the season opener for both schools on Monday night at the Breslin Center.

Fears, the Big Ten Conference Preseason Player of the Year and the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, hit 5-of-8 shots from the floor and handed out seven of his 11 assists in the second half.

Senior forward Coen Carr scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while senior forward Anton Bonke had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, sophomore forward Jordan Scott scored 11 points to go with six boards, three assists, two blocks and two steals, junior guard Kur Teng added 11 points and three assists and redshirt junior forward Kaleb Glenn scored11 points in 12 minutes in his first action since the 2024-25 season.

Records
Michigan State improves to 1-0, while Quinnipiac falls to 0-1.

Recap

Michigan State jumped out to a 28-point lead at the break, 52-24, limiting the Bobcats to 28.6 percent shooting from the floor, carrying a 28-13 advantage on the boards and scoring 19 points on the fast break.
The Spartans shot 54.3 percent from the floor (19-of-35) and 40.0 percent from 3-point land (6-of-15), with Teng hitting a pair of treys, the second giving MSU a 38-17 lead with 5:36 to play.
MSU out-scored Quinnipiac, 17-7 over the final 5:36 of the half, taking the 52-24 lead on a layup from Fears as time wound down.
The Bobcats came out of the half and used a 12-4 run to pull to within 20 points, 56-36, on a fast break layup from Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton, forcing MSU to call a timeout just over four minutes into the second half.
That was as close as the visitors would get.
Leading 58-38, Michigan State went on a 20-5 run over 5:28 and took a 78-43 lead on a tip-in dunk from Bonke with 8:32 to play in the game.
The Spartans took their biggest lead of the game, 94-54, when Fears fed freshman forward Julius Avent for a fast break layup with 2:09 to play.
Senior guard Matthew Watkins, a walk-on who was a manager for three years, closed out the scoring with a layup with 35 seconds left to provide the final margin.

Key Stats

Michigan State connected on 58.1 percent of its field goals (36-of-62), including 63.0 percent in the second half (17-of-27).
The Spartans hit 39.1 percent of their 3-point attempts (9-of-23), including 40.0 percent in the first half (6-of-15).
MSU had a 46-27 advantage in rebounding, collected 14 offensive rebounds and scored 18 second-chance points.
The Spartans scored 36 points on the fast break.
MSU received 45 points from its bench.
Michigan State out-scored Quinnipiac, 50-22, in the paint.

Notes

This was the first all-time meeting between Michigan State and Quinnipiac.
- MSU is 10-1 all-time against teams that currently make up the Metro Conference.
MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo's career record is now 765-310 in his 32nd year at the helm of the MSU program.
The win was the 503rd all-time win at the Breslin Center for Michigan State.
- The Spartans are now 503-78 all-time at home since the Breslin Center opened in 1989.
- Under Head Coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans are 429-63 at the Breslin.
Michigan State is 99-29 all-time in openers, winning 42 of the last 50.
- Tom Izzo is 24-8 in season openers.
MSU has an all-time record of 168-47 in games played in the month of November, including a 109-4 mark at home.
- Tom Izzo is 87-1 all-time at home in November, 134-43 for the month overall.
Six players scored in double figures for Michigan State, the first time the team had six players in double figures since a win over Bowling Green on 11/16/24 (Jaden Akins – 13; Carson Cooper – 12; Frankie Fidler – 12; Tre Holloman – 11; Coen Carr – 11; Jeremy Fears Jr. – 10; Jaxon Kohler – 10).
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 13 points and handed out a game-high 11 assists.
- This was his first double-double of the season and the 13th of his career.
- This was his 18th career game with at least 10 assists.
- Fears has scored in double figures 41 times in his career.
- His 11 points pushed his career total to 844 points.
- He led the team in scoring for the 15th time in his career.
- Fears has led the team in assists 58 times for his career.
- His 11 assists pushed his career total to 575 and he needs eight more to pass Drew Neitzel (2004-08) for seventh place on the MSU all-time list.
Coen Carr scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
- He has scored in double figures 38 times for his career.
- He has now scored 842 points in his career.
Jordan Scott scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds, had three assists, two blocks and two steals.
- This was his career game scoring in double figures.
Anton Bonke scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for his first double-double as a Spartan.
- This was the ninth career double-double for Bonke, who had eight last year while playing for Charlotte.
Kur Teng scored 11 points and handed out three assists.
- Teng has scored in double figures 14 times in his career.
Kaleb Glenn scored 11 points in 12 minutes in his first game as a Spartan.
- This was his first game played since March 19, 2025 when he played at Florida Atlantic.
- He has scored in double figures 27 times in his career.

Up Next
The Spartans play the second game of a two-game homestand on Thursday, Nov. 5, hosting Toledo at the Breslin Center. The game tips off at 8 p.m. and will air on Peacock, with Jason Benetti and Robbie Hummel calling all of the action. The Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard state-wide and on the web at MSUSpartans.com

With the 2026-27 schedule now set, there's no better time to secure your place at the Breslin Center for another season of Spartan Basketball. A limited number of season tickets remain available, giving fans the opportunity to experience every home game and help create the energy and home-court advantage that makes the Breslin Center special. Secure your season tickets HERE and be a part of the action all season long as the Spartans take the floor.