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Jaden Akins scores 23 points, Michigan State opens with 81-57 victory over Monmouth
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Jaden Akins scored 23 points and Michigan State pulled away in the second half to defeat Monmouth 81-57 in a season opener on Monday night.
Akins also had nine rebounds and five assists.
On a night when 10 Michigan State players logged at least 10 minutes on the court, Jase Richardson with 10 points was the only other Spartan in double figures.
The Spartans scored the first nine points and their largest lead of the first half was 15 points on three occasions. Monmouth's first five points were at the free-throw line and the Hawks' first field goal was a 3-pointer by Abdi Bashir Jr. that made it 19-8 with about 11 minutes left in the half.
Michigan State led 38-27 at the break.
Monmouth scored the first five points of the second half to get within six points but Michigan State stretched its lead to 17 on back-to-back dunks by Coen Carr and Akins near the 10-minute mark.
Kur Teng hit a jumper and a 3-pointer to give the Spartans their largest lead, 81-57 with about a minute remaining.
Bashir led Monmouth with 20 points and Madison Durr and Justin Ray scored 12 each. Cornelius Robinson Jr. grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Spartans finished sixth in the Big Ten last season but advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th consecutive time, officially the longest active streak. They have seven returning letterwinners but lost four of their regular starters.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Spartans gains possession) | ||
| 19:56 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:36 |  | Szymon Zapala blocks Chris Morgan's two point layup | ||
| 19:34 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 19:31 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:29 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 19:01 | | +2 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point driving layup | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | | Jack Collins turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 18:29 | | Xavier Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:27 | | Jack Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 18:15 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:13 | | Frankie Fidler defensive rebound | ||
| 17:56 | | Chris Morgan shooting foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul) | ||
| 17:56 | | +1 | Szymon Zapala makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | | Szymon Zapala misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 17:56 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 17:19 | | +2 | Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists) | 0-7 |
| 17:10 | | Chris Morgan offensive foul | ||
| 17:10 | | Chris Morgan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 17:00 | | Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:58 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:51 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:44 | | +2 | Frankie Fidler makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 0-9 |
| 16:21 | | Xavier Booker blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s two point jump shot | ||
| 16:19 | | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | ||
| 16:17 | | Xavier Booker turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 16:07 | | Tre Holloman shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul) | ||
| 16:07 | | +1 | Madison Durr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-9 |
| 16:07 | | +1 | Madison Durr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 15:58 | | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:56 | | Carson Cooper offensive rebound | ||
| 15:53 | | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:51 | | Dok Muordar defensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | Madison Durr misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 15:41 | | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | ||
| 15:37 | | Madison Durr shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | ||
| 15:37 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:32 | | +2 | Jase Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot (Carson Cooper assists) | 2-11 |
| 15:09 | | Jack Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:07 | | Jase Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:01 | | +3 | Jaxon Kohler makes three point jump shot (Jase Richardson assists) | 2-14 |
| 14:35 | | Andrew Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:33 | | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | ||
| 14:28 | | Andrew Ball shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | ||
| 14:28 | | Coen Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 14:28 | | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-15 |
| 14:00 | | Jack Collins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 13:58 | | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | ||
| 13:53 | | Carson Cooper offensive foul | ||
| 13:53 | | Carson Cooper turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:44 | | Jordan Meka offensive foul | ||
| 13:44 | | Jordan Meka turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:31 | | Andrew Ball blocks Jaxon Kohler's two point layup | ||
| 13:29 | | Spartans offensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jack Collins steals) | ||
| 13:13 | | Szymon Zapala blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 13:11 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 12:54 | | +2 | Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 2-17 |
| 12:31 | | Jase Richardson shooting foul (Abdi Bashir Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 12:31 | | +1 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-17 |
| 12:31 | | +1 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-17 |
| 12:31 | | +1 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5-17 |
| 12:19 | | +2 | Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 5-19 |
| 11:52 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Andrew Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-19 |
| 11:12 | | Spartans 30 second timeout | ||
| 11:12 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 8-21 |
| 10:50 | | Aric Demings misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Xavier Booker turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:06 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Xavier Booker misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Xavier Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Xavier Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Szymon Zapala offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Jack Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Kur Teng shooting foul (Aric Demings draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +1 | Aric Demings makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-21 |
| 9:21 | | +1 | Aric Demings makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-21 |
| 9:12 | | Kur Teng turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:08 | | Aric Demings turnover (lost ball) (Coen Carr steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point dunk | 10-23 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Aric Demings makes two point driving layup | 12-23 |
| 8:22 | | Tre Holloman misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:20 | | Justin Ray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Jack Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Coen Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Jaxon Kohler turnover (lost ball) (Cornelius Robinson Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:40 | | Justin Ray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Frankie Fidler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists) | 12-25 |
| 7:30 | | Jack Collins shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:30 | | Coen Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:30 | | Frankie Fidler offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-26 |
| 7:29 | | +1 | Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-27 |
| 7:15 | | Tre Holloman personal foul | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Justin Ray makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists) | 15-27 |
| 7:05 | | Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Jordan Meka defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul | ||
| 6:43 | | Frankie Fidler shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | +1 | Madison Durr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-27 |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Madison Durr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 6:22 | | Carson Cooper misses two point layup | ||
| 6:20 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Madison Durr offensive foul | ||
| 6:11 | | Madison Durr turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Frankie Fidler makes two point driving layup (Carson Cooper assists) | 17-29 |
| 5:55 | | Madison Durr shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-30 |
| 5:35 | | Madison Durr turnover (lost ball) (Carson Cooper steals) | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Jase Richardson makes two point driving layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 17-32 |
| 5:15 | | +3 | Justin Ray makes three point jump shot | 20-32 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Carson Cooper makes two point hook shot (Frankie Fidler assists) | 20-34 |
| 4:39 | | Chris Morgan offensive foul | ||
| 4:39 | | Chris Morgan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes two point driving layup | 22-34 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point driving reverse layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 22-36 |
| 3:52 | | Justin Ray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 24-36 |
| 3:29 | | Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Spartans defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:49 | | Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Jack Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Kohler steals) | ||
| 2:06 | | Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Szymon Zapala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Andrew Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:21 | | Jack Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +3 | Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jack Collins assists) | 27-36 |
| 0:57 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-38 |
| 0:46 | | Hawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:33 | | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Carson Cooper misses two point layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Coen Carr offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Coen Carr misses two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Coen Carr offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Coen Carr misses two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Spartans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |