OAK

MICHST

No. 9 Michigan State beats Oakland 79-70 as Tom Izzo and Greg Kampe don custom holiday sweaters

AP
Dec 20, 2025

DETROIT (AP) Coen Carr scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. 9 Michigan State hold off Oakland Golden Grizzlies for a 79-80 win on Saturday.

The Spartans (11-1) have won three straight since losing their only game this season, a six-point setback to No. 3 Duke.

The Golden Grizzlies (6-7) led for much of the first half and were ahead by as much as seven points before trailing the entire second half.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and Oakland coach Greg Kampe, who are friends, coordinated to wear custom-made holiday sweaters. Izzo's had “naughty list" on it with his likeness arguing with a referee. Kampe's had “nice list” on it with him bumping fists with an official.

The Spartans improved to 24-0 in the all-time series against the school in suburban Detroit, but didn't approach their average margin of victory that is nearly 20 points.

Oakland’s Tuburu Naivalurua had 18 points, Ziare Wells had 17 points while Brody Robinson and Michael Houge scored 13 apiece.

Michigan State's Jaxon Kohler had 13 points and 13 rebounds for his seventh double double this season and Kur Teng scored 10 points.

The Spartans struggled beyond the arc as they have at times this year, making just 6 of 22 3-pointers. They controlled the boards as they often do, outrebounding Oakland 42-26. That helped them have a 10-point advantage on second-chance points in what proved to be the difference in the game.

Oakland: At Wright State on Dec. 29.

Michigan State: Host Cornell on Dec. 29.

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1st Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
36
MIST
Spartans
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Isaac Garrett vs. Coen Carr (Brody Robinson gains possession)
19:47		Isaac Garrett misses two point jump shot
19:45		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
19:31	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point hook shot	0-2
19:13	+2	Michael Houge makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:03		Coen Carr misses three point jump shot
19:01		Tuburu Naivalurua defensive rebound
18:52	+3	Ziare Wells makes three point jump shot (Isaac Garrett assists)	5-2
18:35		Coen Carr misses three point jump shot
18:33		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
18:32	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	5-4
18:05		Brody Robinson misses two point layup
18:03		Spartans defensive rebound
17:48	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	5-6
17:24		Carson Cooper blocks Tuburu Naivalurua's two point hook shot
17:22		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
17:15		Coen Carr turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Garrett steals)
17:08		Brody Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:06		Spartans defensive rebound
16:48		Isaac Garrett personal foul
16:39		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
16:37		Jordan Scott offensive rebound
16:34		Jordan Scott turnover (bad pass) (Tuburu Naivalurua steals)
16:12		Jordan Scott shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-6
16:12	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-6
15:58		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Garrett steals)
15:54	+2	Isaac Garrett makes two point layup	9-6
15:43		Carson Cooper misses two point jump shot
15:41		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
15:41		TV timeout
15:20		Isaac Garrett misses three point jump shot
15:18		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
15:11		Kur Teng misses three point jump shot
15:09		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
14:51	+3	Michael Houge makes three point jump shot (Brett White II assists)	12-6
14:40	+3	Jaxon Kohler makes three point jump shot (Carson Cooper assists)	12-9
14:22	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup (Brody Robinson assists)	14-9
14:10		Jordan Scott misses three point jump shot
14:08		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
13:50		Jaxon Kohler turnover (bad pass)
13:32	+2	Tuburu Naivalurua makes two point layup (Brody Robinson assists)	16-9
13:12	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup (Kur Teng assists)	16-11
12:59		Isaac Garrett turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Scott steals)
12:54	+3	Kur Teng makes three point jump shot (Coen Carr assists)	16-14
12:29		Jordan Scott blocks Ziare Wells's two point layup
12:27		Tuburu Naivalurua offensive rebound
12:23		Brett White II misses three point jump shot
12:21		Coen Carr defensive rebound
11:53		Coen Carr misses two point jump shot
11:53		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
11:53		Coen Carr misses two point jump shot
11:51		Isaac Garrett defensive rebound
11:48		Kur Teng personal foul
11:48		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Ziare Wells makes two point layup	18-14
11:17		Cam Ward misses two point layup
11:15		Jesse McCulloch offensive rebound
10:55	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup (Trey Fort assists)	18-16
10:42		Cam Ward blocks Brett White II's two point dunk
10:40		Trey Fort defensive rebound
10:15	+2	Jesse McCulloch makes two point jump shot (Coen Carr assists)	18-18
9:59	+2	Michael Houge makes two point jump shot (Ziare Wells assists)	20-18
9:48		Jesse McCulloch turnover (bad pass) (Michael Houge steals)
9:45		Jesse McCulloch blocks Ziare Wells's two point layup
9:43		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
9:43		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
9:38		Michael Houge turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Kohler steals)
9:34		Brett White II shooting foul (Jesse McCulloch draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Jesse McCulloch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-19
9:34	+1	Jesse McCulloch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-20
9:22		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
9:22		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
9:14		Brett White II misses three point jump shot
9:12		Denham Wojcik defensive rebound
8:54		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
8:52		Warren Marshall IV defensive rebound
8:48		Denham Wojcik personal foul
8:39		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
8:37		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
8:14		Isaac Garrett personal foul
8:08		Kur Teng misses two point jump shot
8:06		Michael Houge defensive rebound
7:59		Isaac Garrett turnover (traveling)
7:59		TV timeout
7:45		Tuburu Naivalurua personal foul
7:39		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
7:37		Kur Teng offensive rebound
7:36	+2	Kur Teng makes two point layup	20-22
7:04		Khoi Thurmon misses three point jump shot
7:02		Jordan Scott defensive rebound
6:55	+3	Jordan Scott makes three point jump shot (Kur Teng assists)	20-25
6:31	+3	Ziare Wells makes three point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	23-25
6:16		Kur Teng turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Garrett steals)
6:12		Ziare Wells misses two point layup
6:10		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
6:03		Kur Teng misses three point jump shot
6:01		Kur Teng offensive rebound
5:58		Tuburu Naivalurua blocks Kur Teng's two point layup
5:56		Michael Houge defensive rebound
5:48		Jesse McCulloch blocks Brody Robinson's two point layup
5:46		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
5:43		Jesse McCulloch misses two point layup
5:41		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
5:41	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	23-27
5:16	+3	Brody Robinson makes three point jump shot (Isaac Garrett assists)	26-27
4:59		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
4:57		Isaac Garrett defensive rebound
4:47	+3	Tuburu Naivalurua makes three point jump shot (Ziare Wells assists)	29-27
4:24		Jesse McCulloch misses two point jump shot
4:24		Isaac Garrett defensive rebound
4:24		Ziare Wells turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
4:18		Tuburu Naivalurua personal foul
3:47	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Denham Wojcik assists)	29-30
3:47	+3	Brody Robinson makes three point jump shot	32-30
3:31		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
3:27		Michael Houge personal foul
3:27		TV timeout
3:07		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
2:55		Carson Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Garrett steals)
2:55		Carson Cooper personal foul
2:37		Coen Carr blocks Michael Houge's two point jump shot
2:35		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
2:32		Michael Houge personal foul
2:32	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
2:32	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
2:00	+2	Michael Houge makes two point jump shot	34-32
1:51		Brett White II blocks Carson Cooper's two point dunk
1:49		Carson Cooper offensive rebound
1:47	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk	34-34
1:24		Brett White II misses three point jump shot
1:22		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
1:14	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	34-36
0:48		Coen Carr blocks Isaac Garrett's two point layup
0:46		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
0:42		Brett White II misses three point jump shot
0:40		Coen Carr defensive rebound
0:40		Isaac Garrett personal foul
0:40		Coen Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:40		Ziare Wells defensive rebound
0:14		Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Tuburu Naivalurua draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Tuburu Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
0:14	+1	Tuburu Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
0:12		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:05	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	36-38
0:05		Brett White II shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-39
0:00		Khoi Thurmon misses two point layup
0:00		Coen Carr defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
34
MIST
Spartans
40

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Michael Houge turnover
19:22		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
19:20		Ziare Wells defensive rebound
19:11		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
18:58		Isaac Garrett misses two point hook shot
18:56		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
18:45	+3	Coen Carr makes three point jump shot (Carson Cooper assists)	36-42
18:19		Brody Robinson turnover
18:02	+3	Kur Teng makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	36-45
17:35		Carson Cooper blocks Brody Robinson's two point layup
17:33		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
17:33	+3	Brody Robinson makes three point jump shot (Michael Houge assists)	39-45
17:12	+2	Kur Teng makes two point layup (Jaxon Kohler assists)	39-47
16:43		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Tuburu Naivalurua draws the foul)
16:43	+1	Tuburu Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-47
16:43	+1	Tuburu Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-47
16:26	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point layup (Kur Teng assists)	41-49
16:20		Michael Houge turnover
16:10	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Kur Teng assists)	41-51
15:48		Kur Teng personal foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:24		Ziare Wells misses two point layup
15:22		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
15:09		Brody Robinson shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-52
15:09	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-53
15:03		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul
15:00		Brett White II misses three point jump shot
14:58		Jordan Scott defensive rebound
14:44		Jordan Scott misses three point jump shot
14:42		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
14:39		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:37		Tuburu Naivalurua defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Tuburu Naivalurua makes two point layup	43-53
14:20		Kur Teng misses three point jump shot
14:18		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
14:00		Isaac Garrett turnover (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
13:43		Ziare Wells personal foul
13:29	+2	Jesse McCulloch makes two point jump shot (Kur Teng assists)	43-55
13:17	+2	Brody Robinson makes two point layup	45-55
13:17		Denham Wojcik shooting foul (Brody Robinson draws the foul)
13:17		Brody Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:17		Cam Ward defensive rebound
13:01		Jesse McCulloch misses two point jump shot
12:59		Cam Ward offensive rebound
12:59		Brett White II shooting foul (Cam Ward draws the foul)
12:59		Cam Ward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:59		Cam Ward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:59		Brody Robinson defensive rebound
12:52		Brody Robinson offensive foul
12:52		Brody Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
12:36		Coen Carr misses three point jump shot
12:34		Brett White II defensive rebound
12:21	+2	Isaac Garrett makes two point layup (Brody Robinson assists)	47-55
12:06		Jesse McCulloch turnover
11:52		Jordan Scott personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:43		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
11:41		Coen Carr defensive rebound
11:24	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup	47-57
11:24		Michael Houge shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
11:24	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-58
11:02		Jaxon Kohler blocks Michael Houge's two point jump shot
11:00		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
10:56		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover
10:40	+3	Tuburu Naivalurua makes three point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	50-58
10:18	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	50-60
10:08		Jaxon Kohler blocks Tuburu Naivalurua's two point jump shot
10:06		Tuburu Naivalurua offensive rebound
10:03	+2	Tuburu Naivalurua makes two point layup	52-60
10:00		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
10:00		TV timeout
9:32		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
9:30		Isaac Garrett defensive rebound
9:16		Tuburu Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
9:14		Trey Fort defensive rebound
8:53		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:51		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Tuburu Naivalurua makes two point layup (Isaac Garrett assists)	54-60
8:21	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point hook shot (Trey Fort assists)	54-62
8:08		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
8:06		Tuburu Naivalurua offensive rebound
8:02		Tuburu Naivalurua misses two point hook shot
8:00		Coen Carr defensive rebound
7:58		Coen Carr turnover (Isaac Garrett steals)
7:57		Coen Carr shooting foul
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Isaac Garrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
7:57	+1	Isaac Garrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
7:33		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:31		Brett White II defensive rebound
7:21		Tuburu Naivalurua turnover
7:00		Tuburu Naivalurua shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
7:00	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-64
6:32	+2	Ziare Wells makes two point jump shot	58-64
6:24		Kur Teng misses three point jump shot
6:22		Jordan Scott offensive rebound
6:15		Isaac Garrett blocks Kur Teng's two point jump shot
6:13		Isaac Garrett defensive rebound
6:10		Ziare Wells turnover
5:55		Khoi Thurmon personal foul (Jesse McCulloch draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Jesse McCulloch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-65
5:55	+1	Jesse McCulloch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
5:29		Jordan Scott shooting foul (Ziare Wells draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Ziare Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
5:29	+1	Ziare Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
5:15	+2	Jordan Scott makes two point layup	60-68
5:07	+2	Ziare Wells makes two point layup (Brody Robinson assists)	62-68
4:49		Jesse McCulloch turnover (Michael Houge steals)
4:37		Ziare Wells turnover
4:28		Ziare Wells personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
4:28		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:28		Carson Cooper offensive rebound
4:14		Isaac Garrett personal foul (Jordan Scott draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Jordan Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
4:14		Jordan Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		Isaac Garrett defensive rebound
3:51		Brody Robinson misses three point jump shot
3:49		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
3:35		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:33		Coen Carr offensive rebound
3:33	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup	62-71
3:12	+3	Ziare Wells makes three point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	65-71
2:53		Tuburu Naivalurua shooting foul
2:53		TV timeout
2:53		Coen Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:53	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
2:28		Carson Cooper blocks Tuburu Naivalurua's two point jump shot
2:26		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Coen Carr makes two point jump shot (Denham Wojcik assists)	65-74
1:38		Brody Robinson misses three point jump shot
1:36		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
1:18		Michael Houge shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
1:18	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
1:05	+3	Brett White II makes three point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	68-76
1:04		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
0:37		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:35		Coen Carr offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup	68-78
0:35		Michael Houge shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-79
0:20		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
0:20	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
0:20	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-79
0:00		End of period

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Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2