National Basketball Association
Michigan St. 88, Washington 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 9, 2025
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Owen Shortt
Attendance:
14797
By Field Level Media
Jaden Akins had 20 points and No. 16 Michigan State extended its winning streak to eight games with an 88-54 victory over Washington in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday night.
Jeremy Fears Jr. notched his first career double-double with 12 points and a season-high 10 assists for the Spartans (13-2, 4-0 Big Ten), who trailed for only nine seconds. Jase Richardson supplied 12 points and Tre Holloman tossed in 11 while dishing out six assists.
Tyler Harris led Washington (10-6, 1-4) with 14 points and Zoom Diallo added eight points. The Huskies didn't make a field goal during the first 10 minutes, missing their first 14 attempts while committing four turnovers.
Michigan State led 42-13 at halftime.
Fears and Akins scored the first two Spartans baskets on 3-point shots. A pair of Richardson baskets sandwiched an Akins layup. Holloman found Szymon Zapala for an uncontested layup before Coen Carr brought the capacity crowd to its feet with a power dunk after a Huskies turnover to make it 16-1.
KC Ibekwe ended Washington's field-goal drought on a putback with 9:35 remaining in the half.
After Washington pulled within 12, the Spartans went on a 12-2 run to make it 32-10. Frankie Fidler hit a 3-pointer to start that run and Fears completed it with a three-point play.
Akins' fastbreak layup with 1:15 left in the half after another Washington turnover extended the Spartans' lead to 29 points.
The Huskies made just 5 of 29 field-goal attempts (17.2 percent) and went 3-for-8 from the free-throw line prior to the break. They also committed eight turnovers.
Washington couldn't muster a run in the second half. Akins' steal and dunk with 16:39 left increased Michigan State's lead to 54-20. He followed that up with a 3-pointer.
The programs met for the first time since 2010, and Michigan State improved to 5-2 in the all-time series.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Michigan St. |
Tyler Harris 14 |
Scoring |
Jaden Akins 20 |
Luis Kortright 6 |
Assists |
Jeremy Fears Jr. 10 |
KC Ibekwe 4 |
Rebounds |
Carson Cooper 7 |
Great Osobor 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Carson Cooper 6 |
Wilhelm Breidenbach 1 |
Steals |
Jase Richardson 5 |
KC Ibekwe 2 |
Blocks |
Carson Cooper 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
54 |
32.7 |
3-16 |
15-23 |
11 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
Michigan St.
|
88 |
52.5 |
7-21 |
17-18 |
24 |
36 |
6 |
10 |
12 |