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No. 8 Michigan State beats Rutgers 81-74 at MSG behind 20 points from Richardson

AP
Jan 25, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 20 points and No. 8 Michigan State rolled to its 12th consecutive victory, beating Rutgers 81-74 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

Coen Carr added 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting for the Spartans (17-2, 8-0 Big Ten) and grabbed eight rebounds. MSU is riding its longest winning streak since a 13-game run during the 2018-19 season - the most recent of eight teams to reach the Final Four under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo.

Jordan Derkack scored a season-best 26 points off the bench in a home game for Rutgers (10-10, 3-6), played before a crowd of 17,480 about 38 miles from its New Jersey campus. Ace Bailey had 18 on 4-of-17 shooting with nine rebounds.

Rutgers star Dylan Harper, limited by a sprained ankle, came off the bench for the first time this season and finished with six points in 13 minutes. Harper, who was averaging 19.3 points, got hurt in Monday's loss at Penn State.

Michigan State: Carr and Richardson, the son of Spartans great Jason Richardson, came off a deep bench that's an enormous strength for the Spartans. Michigan State's second unit outscored Rutgers reserves 50-34.

Rutgers: Another disappointing performance for a banged-up team with two highly touted freshmen and top NBA prospects in Bailey and Harper that began the season ranked in the AP Top 25.

Carr threw down a couple of soaring, thunderous dunks - one that gave MSU a 58-46 lead with 8:38 left.

Michigan State is 12-0 since Tre Holloman moved into the starting lineup. ... MSU held Rutgers to 34% shooting and led for more than 33 minutes.

Michigan State hosts Minnesota on Tuesday, after winning the first meeting 90-72 on the road in their Big Ten opener Dec. 4. Rutgers visits Northwestern on Wednesday.

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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
35
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Szymon Zapala vs. Ace Bailey (Spartans gains possession)
19:39		Ace Bailey personal foul
19:28	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	3-0
19:08		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
19:06		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
18:49		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
18:47		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
18:45		Dylan Grant blocks Jaden Akins's two point layup
18:43		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
18:40	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot	3-3
18:16		Tre Holloman turnover (bad pass) (Lathan Sommerville steals)
17:48		Dylan Grant misses two point jump shot
17:46		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
17:38		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
17:33	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	3-5
17:11		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point layup
17:09		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
17:03	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot	3-8
16:39		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
16:37		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
16:37		Jaxon Kohler personal foul
16:18		Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
16:18	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-9
16:18	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-10
16:05	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup	5-10
16:05		Jeremiah Williams shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-10
15:50		Lathan Sommerville offensive foul
15:50		Lathan Sommerville turnover (offensive foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:33	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point jump shot (Coen Carr assists)	8-10
15:08		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
15:06		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
14:54		Lathan Sommerville misses three point jump shot
14:52		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
14:44		Carson Cooper blocks Ace Bailey's two point layup
14:42		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
14:42		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Dylan Grant draws the foul)
14:42		Dylan Grant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42	+1	Dylan Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-11
14:22		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
14:20		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
14:11		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
14:09		Coen Carr defensive rebound
14:04		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
14:04		Coen Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:04		Zach Martini defensive rebound
13:37		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
13:35		Coen Carr defensive rebound
13:25		Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot
13:23		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
13:14		Dylan Grant misses two point layup
13:12		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point layup (Jase Richardson assists)	11-11
12:57		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
12:55		Coen Carr defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Frankie Fidler assists)	13-11
12:23		Ace Bailey turnover (out of bounds)
12:08		Bryce Dortch shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul)
12:08		Xavier Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:08	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
11:56		Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup
11:54		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
11:26	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Frankie Fidler assists)	17-11
10:58		Jaden Akins shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
10:58		TV timeout
10:58		Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:58		Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:58		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
10:37		Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
10:35		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup	19-11
10:05		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-12
10:05	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-13
9:53		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
9:51		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
9:42		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
9:40		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
9:17		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
9:15		Frankie Fidler offensive rebound
9:11	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point layup	21-13
8:47		Frankie Fidler personal foul
8:36		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
8:34		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
8:21		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
8:19		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
8:08		Jordan Derkack shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-13
8:08	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-13
7:44	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	23-15
7:32		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
7:30		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
7:19		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
7:17		Coen Carr defensive rebound
7:04		Bryce Dortch blocks Jaden Akins's two point layup
7:04		Bryce Dortch defensive rebound
7:04		Jump ball. Bryce Dortch vs. Jaden Akins (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
7:04		TV timeout
6:54		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
6:52		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
6:48		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (traveling)
6:33	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Lathan Sommerville assists)	23-18
6:24		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
6:22		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
5:55		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
5:53		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
5:40		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
5:38		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
5:26		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
5:24		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists)	25-18
5:19		Jeremiah Williams shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
5:19	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-18
5:06		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-19
5:06	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-20
4:54		Frankie Fidler turnover (traveling)
4:36		Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
4:34		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
4:12		Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
4:10		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
4:04	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot	26-23
3:52		Jase Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals)
3:44	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point jump shot	26-25
3:42		Spartans 30 second timeout
3:42		TV timeout
3:20		Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
3:18		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
2:55		Jaden Akins blocks Dylan Harper's three point jump shot
2:53		PJ Hayes IV offensive rebound
2:49		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
2:25		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
2:23		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
2:19		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
2:17		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
2:15		Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass) (Frankie Fidler steals)
2:11	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup (Frankie Fidler assists)	28-25
1:51	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point layup	28-27
1:51		Tre Holloman shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-28
1:35	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	30-28
1:18		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
1:16		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
1:10		Jeremiah Williams shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-28
1:10	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-28
0:52		Coen Carr shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-29
0:52	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-30
0:40	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	35-30
0:36		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:29	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	35-32
0:05		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
0:03		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
0:01		Coen Carr offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIST
Spartans
46
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
42

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Tre Holloman turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Acuff steals)
19:25		Jump ball. (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
19:21		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
19:19		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
19:02		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
19:00		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
18:52		Tre Holloman misses two point pullup jump shot
18:50		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
18:43	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point driving layup (Szymon Zapala assists)	37-32
18:30		Jaden Akins shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
18:30	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-33
18:30	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-34
18:15	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Szymon Zapala assists)	39-34
18:04	+3	Dylan Grant makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	39-37
17:30	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point driving floating jump shot	41-37
17:10	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point turnaround hook shot	41-39
16:57		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
16:55		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
16:42		Ace Bailey offensive foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
16:42		Ace Bailey turnover (offensive foul)
16:15		Jase Richardson misses two point stepback jump shot
16:12		Spartans offensive rebound
16:12		Tyson Acuff personal foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
15:54	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point driving layup	43-39
15:32		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
15:30		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
15:29		Ace Bailey misses two point tip layup
15:27		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
15:24		Ace Bailey misses two point layup
15:22		Jordan Derkack offensive rebound
15:17		Coen Carr blocks Tyson Acuff's two point reverse layup
15:15		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
15:11		Carson Cooper misses two point driving layup
15:09		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
15:09		Carson Cooper personal foul
15:09		TV timeout
14:44		Ace Bailey misses two point driving layup
14:42		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point driving layup (Tre Holloman assists)	45-39
14:16		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
14:12		Spartans defensive rebound
13:54		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
13:52		Spartans offensive rebound
13:51		Zach Martini personal foul
13:34	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point turnaround hook shot (Frankie Fidler assists)	47-39
13:06		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-40
13:06	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
12:48		Jaxon Kohler turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Derkack steals)
12:39	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point turnaround hook shot (PJ Hayes IV assists)	47-43
12:09	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	49-43
11:58		Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-44
11:58		Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:58		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
11:50		Tre Holloman turnover (lost ball)
11:43		Szymon Zapala personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
11:27		Jeremiah Williams misses two point driving layup
11:25		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
11:20	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Frankie Fidler assists)	52-44
10:56		Coen Carr blocks Dylan Grant's two point reverse layup
10:54		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point driving layup	54-44
10:51		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
10:51		TV timeout
10:38		Ace Bailey misses two point pullup jump shot
10:36		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
10:15		Szymon Zapala turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
10:10		Jordan Derkack misses three point pullup jump shot
10:08		Spartans defensive rebound
9:54		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
9:52		Coen Carr offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Coen Carr makes two point tip layup	56-44
9:35		Coen Carr personal foul
9:28		Lathan Sommerville misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:26		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
9:23		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-45
9:23	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-46
9:03		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:46		Lathan Sommerville misses three point jump shot
8:44		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Coen Carr makes two point driving dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	58-46
8:26		Xavier Booker blocks Jordan Derkack's two point jump shot
8:24		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
8:24	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	58-48
8:24		Xavier Booker shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
8:24		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:24		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	61-48
7:34	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	61-50
7:26		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
7:24		Xavier Booker offensive rebound
7:08		Dylan Grant shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:08	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-50
7:08	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-50
6:48		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
6:46		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
6:38		Frankie Fidler misses two point driving layup
6:36		Zach Martini defensive rebound
6:30	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point driving layup	63-52
6:12		Xavier Booker turnover (bad pass) (Zach Martini steals)
6:08		Xavier Booker blocks Jamichael Davis's two point driving layup
6:06		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
5:59		Frankie Fidler turnover (bad pass)
5:45		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
5:43		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
5:24		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-52
5:24		Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
5:03		Lathan Sommerville misses two point turnaround hook shot
5:01		Jamichael Davis offensive rebound
5:00	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point putback layup	64-54
4:43		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
4:41		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
4:40		Carson Cooper personal foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
4:40		Lathan Sommerville misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:40		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
4:12		Tre Holloman misses two point pullup jump shot
4:10		Coen Carr offensive rebound
3:59		Jordan Derkack personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:42	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point reverse layup (Tre Holloman assists)	66-54
3:21		Tre Holloman shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-55
3:21	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-56
3:08		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
3:08		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:08	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-56
2:51		Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot
2:48		Spartans defensive rebound
2:28	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point driving layup	69-56
2:12		Xavier Booker blocks Ace Bailey's two point turnaround jump shot
2:10		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
2:06		Xavier Booker blocks Ace Bailey's two point jump shot
2:04		Coen Carr defensive rebound
2:03		Coen Carr turnover (lost ball) (Ace Bailey steals)
2:01	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists)	69-58
2:00		Spartans 30 second timeout
1:55		Dylan Grant personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-58
1:55	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-58
1:51		Jeremiah Williams misses two point driving layup
1:49		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
1:49	+2	Dylan Grant makes two point tip layup	71-60
1:49		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
1:47		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Derkack steals)
1:43	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	71-63
1:18		Jase Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Ace Bailey steals)
1:14		Ace Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
1:09	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point driving dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	73-63
1:03	+3	Dylan Grant makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	73-66
1:00		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:59		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-66
0:59	+1	Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-66
0:54		Ace Bailey misses three point pullup jump shot
0:52		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
0:50	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point driving layup	75-68
0:34		Jamichael Davis personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-68
0:34	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-68
0:28	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point pullup jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	77-71
0:23		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:22		Jordan Derkack personal foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-71
0:22	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-71
0:16		Jordan Derkack misses three point pullup jump shot
0:13		Spartans defensive rebound
0:10		Ace Bailey personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-71
0:10	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-71
0:06	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	81-74
0:00		End of period

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Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)