Carr scores 12, Kohler has double-double and Michigan State beats Minnesota 90-72 in Big Ten opener
AP
Dec 04, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Coen Carr scored 12 points, Jaxon Kohler had a double-double and Michigan State led most of the way in a 90-72 victory over Minnesota Golden Gophers on Wednesday night in a Big Ten Conference opener.
Carr shot 5 of 8 from the floor and Kohler scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Xavier Booker made three 3s and finished with 11 points for Michigan State, which shot 53% (29 of 55) and made 11 of 22 from long range. Jeremy Fears Jr. added 10 points to go with five assists.
Dawson Garcia had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota (6-4, 0-1). Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 17 points and Lu’Cye Patterson added 12.
The Spartans shot 50% from the floor to build a 42-30 lead at the break. Akins scored nine points in the first half and Garcia paced Minnesota with nine. The Golden Gophers pulled within 11 points with about 10 minutes left but didn't get closer.
Minnesota had its last lead, 14-12, with 12:22 to play in the first half.
Michigan State (7-2, 1-0), which was coming off a third-place finish in the Maui Invitational with its 94-91 overtime win over then-No. 12 North Carolina, has won five of its last six games.
The Spartans also ended a two-game skid in conference openers and moved to 18-12 in Big Ten openers under coach Tom Izzo.
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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
42
MINN
Golden Gophers
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:42
Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
19:40
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
19:35
+2
Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists)
2-0
19:07
Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
19:05
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
18:52
+3
Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)
5-0
18:19
Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot
18:17
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
17:52
Femi Odukale shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
17:52
Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:52
+1
Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-0
17:35
+2
Frank Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)
6-2
17:26
+2
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point layup
8-2
17:26
Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
17:26
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-2
17:12
Frank Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Tre Holloman steals)
17:04
Szymon Zapala turnover (3-second violation)
16:42
+3
Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot
9-5
16:10
Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
16:08
Spartans offensive rebound
15:55
Frank Mitchell blocks Carson Cooper's two point layup
15:54
Spartans offensive rebound
15:54
TV timeout
15:52
Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
15:50
Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
15:27
+2
Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot
9-7
15:11
Tre Holloman turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Asuma steals)
14:42
Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
14:40
Carson Cooper defensive rebound
14:29
Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
14:27
Coen Carr offensive rebound
14:26
Femi Odukale personal foul
14:22
Xavier Booker turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
14:18
Jase Richardson personal foul
14:13
+2
Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Parker Fox assists)
9-9
13:55
Carson Cooper turnover (bad pass)
13:36
+3
Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
9-12
13:16
Isaac Asuma blocks Frankie Fidler's two point layup
13:14
Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
13:11
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:09
Xavier Booker defensive rebound
12:54
+3
Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)
12-12
12:25
+2
Parker Fox makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)
12-14
12:16
Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
12:14
Carson Cooper offensive rebound
12:12
Parker Fox personal foul
12:02
Parker Fox shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
12:02
+1
Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-14
12:02
+1
Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-14
11:36
Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
11:34
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
11:23
+2
Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Jaden Akins assists)
16-14
10:50
Parker Fox misses two point layup
10:49
Spartans defensive rebound
10:49
TV timeout
10:31
Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
10:31
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-14
10:31
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-14
10:17
Coen Carr personal foul
10:04
Coen Carr blocks Trey Edmonds's two point dunk
10:02
Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
9:57
+2
Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
20-14
9:41
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Coen Carr steals)
9:38
+2
Coen Carr makes two point layup
22-14
9:38
Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
9:38
+1
Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1
23-14
9:22
Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
9:20
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
8:55
Szymon Zapala misses two point jump shot
8:53
Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
8:39
Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul
8:31
Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
8:29
Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
8:24
+3
Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Frankie Fidler assists)
26-14
8:19
Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
8:02
Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot
8:00
Carson Cooper defensive rebound
7:37
Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
7:35
Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
7:20
+3
Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)
29-14
7:06
+3
Isaac Asuma makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)
29-17
6:42
+2
Carson Cooper makes two point layup (Jaxon Kohler assists)