Akins and Michigan St. subs combine to ruin Nebraska's Big Ten opener with 89-52 win
AP
Dec 07, 2024
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 Cornhuskers 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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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
31
MIST
Spartans
41
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
2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
21
MIST
Spartans
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:32
Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
19:15
Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
19:13
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
19:07
Braxton Meah personal foul
18:56
Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
18:54
Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
18:51
+2
Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup
31-43
18:37
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point layup
33-43
18:30
Jaxon Kohler turnover (Berke Buyuktuncel steals)
18:17
Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (Szymon Zapala steals)
18:03
Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
18:01
Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
17:53
+3
Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists)
33-46
17:24
Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
17:22
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
17:18
Braxton Meah turnover (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
17:14
Brice Williams shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
