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Akins and Michigan St. subs combine to ruin Nebraska's Big Ten opener with 89-52 win
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Jaden Akins scored 18 points and Jaxon Kohler finished a rebound shy of tying a career high with 12 and Michigan State throttled Nebraska 89-52 on Saturday.
Michigan State (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) reserves Jase Richardson scored 16 points and Xavier Booker scored 11 and the two combined to finish 9-for-13 shooting. Each played 15 minutes.
The Spartans shot 51.8% (29 of 56) and 95.7% (22 of 23) from the foul line.
Reserve Andrew Morgan scored 14 points and Brice Williams 11 in Nebraska's (6-2, 0-1 Big Ten) conference opener.
The Spartans built a 7-0 lead before Nebraska scored seven straight to tie it. The Cornhuskers' Williams made a pair of free throws to again tie it, this time at 11, but the Spartans outscored Nebraska 13-2 in a span of a little more than 5 1/2 minutes and were up 24-13 with 7:36 left before halftime.
Nebraska rallied to get within 26-21 on Andrew Morgan's jump shot with 6:01 left. The Spartans countered with a Coen Carr dunk plus a 3-pointer and two free throws from Richardson and Michigan State led by double digits for the remainder. The lead reached 20 (53-33) on an Akins jumper with 14:26 left and 30 (65-34) with a Tre Holloman 3-pointer with 10:48 remaining.
It was the Spartans’ first home game at the Breslin Center in 18 days. Michigan State now leads the all-time series 24-10.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Spartans gains possession) | ||
| 19:40 |  | Braxton Meah personal foul | ||
| 19:29 | | +3 | Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:59 | | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | ||
| 18:40 | | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:38 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 18:27 | | Juwan Gary offensive foul | ||
| 18:27 | | Juwan Gary turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 18:14 | | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:12 | | Szymon Zapala offensive rebound | ||
| 18:04 | | +2 | Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | | Rollie Worster turnover | ||
| 17:33 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 0-7 |
| 17:14 | | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:12 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 17:06 | | Jaden Akins turnover | ||
| 16:51 | | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point layup | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | | Szymon Zapala turnover | ||
| 16:14 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | | Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | ||
| 16:14 | | Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 16:14 | | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | ||
| 15:44 | | Coen Carr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:43 | | Spartans offensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | Spartans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 15:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:25 | | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:23 | | Jase Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:07 | | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 14:57 | | +3 | Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | | +2 | Frankie Fidler makes two point layup | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | | Andrew Morgan misses two point layup | ||
| 14:12 | | Xavier Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 14:01 | | Coen Carr misses two point layup | ||
| 13:59 | | Spartans offensive rebound | ||
| 13:54 | | Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:52 | | Coen Carr offensive rebound | ||
| 13:52 | | Ahron Ulis shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | ||
| 13:52 | | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-10 |
| 13:52 | | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-11 |
| 13:29 | | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup (Ahron Ulis assists) | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (Brice Williams steals) | ||
| 12:52 | | Frankie Fidler shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 12:52 | | +1 | Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-11 |
| 12:52 | | +1 | Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | | Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | ||
| 12:42 | | +1 | Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | | +1 | Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | | Coen Carr blocks Ahron Ulis's two point layup | ||
| 12:13 | | Frankie Fidler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:58 | | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 11-15 |
| 11:38 | | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup | 13-15 |
| 11:18 | | +3 | Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists) | 13-18 |
| 10:52 | | Berke Buyuktuncel offensive foul | ||
| 10:52 | | Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:38 | | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Jaxon Kohler blocks Braxton Meah's two point layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Ahron Ulis personal foul | ||
| 10:02 | | Jaxon Kohler turnover (Braxton Meah steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Rollie Worster offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Jase Richardson makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists) | 13-20 |
| 9:04 | | Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Jase Richardson misses two point layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Braxton Meah defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Szymon Zapala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Braxton Meah personal foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | +1 | Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-21 |
| 8:10 | | +1 | Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-22 |
| 7:48 | | Frankie Fidler personal foul | ||
| 7:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:43 | | Brice Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 7:41 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-23 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-24 |
| 7:20 | | Szymon Zapala blocks Andrew Morgan's two point layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Xavier Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup | 15-24 |
| 7:03 | | Xavier Booker shooting foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | +1 | Andrew Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-24 |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists) | 16-26 |
| 6:29 | | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Andrew Morgan assists) | 19-26 |
| 6:19 | | Szymon Zapala offensive foul | ||
| 6:19 | | Szymon Zapala turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot | 21-26 |
| 5:47 | | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Carson Cooper personal foul | ||
| 5:32 | | Andrew Morgan misses two point layup | ||
| 5:30 | | Coen Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 21-28 |
| 5:16 | | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:04 | | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | ||
| 5:02 | | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +3 | Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot | 21-31 |
| 4:23 | | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Connor Essegian personal foul | ||
| 4:18 | | TV timeout | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-32 |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-33 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point jump shot | 21-35 |
| 3:57 | | Jase Richardson personal foul | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-35 |
| 3:57 | | Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:57 | | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 3:49 | | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 3:39 | | +1 | Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-37 |
| 3:21 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-37 |
| 3:21 | | +1 | Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-37 |
| 3:04 | | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Jaxon Kohler turnover (Rollie Worster steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-37 |
| 2:40 | | +1 | Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-37 |
| 2:14 | | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point hook shot | 28-37 |
| 1:41 | | Coen Carr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Jaxon Kohler blocks Andrew Morgan's two point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Andrew Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +3 | Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 31-37 |
| 1:15 | | Spartans 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:47 | | Tre Holloman misses two point layup | ||
| 0:45 | | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Jaxon Kohler makes two point jump shot | 31-39 |
| 0:30 | | Cale Jacobsen turnover | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 31-41 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |