PURDUE

MICHST

No. 14 Michigan St beats No. 13 Purdue 75-66, pulls within half-game of 1st in Big Ten

AP
Feb 18, 2025

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Jase Richardson had 12 points and Frankie Fidler scored 11, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 75-66 win over No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers on Tuesday night.

The Spartans (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten) have won three of four to pull within a half-game of conference-leading and 12th-ranked Michigan, heading into the rivals' matchup on Friday night at Crisler Center.

Trey Kaufmann-Renn scored 24 and Braden Smith added 17 for the defending Big Ten-champion Boilermakers (19-8, 11-5), who have lost three straight for the first time in five years.

Michigan State's Coen Carr and Jaden Akins each scored 10 points.

The Boilermakers led by seven midway through the first half and the Spartans went on a surge to take a 33-31 lead at halftime.

Michigan State stayed in control in the second half and sealed the win by finishing 4 for 4 from the field.

Purdue: Without 7-foot-4 Zach Edey, now a rookie with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Boilermakers can't protect the rim and the Spartans took advantage with lobs and dunks.

Michigan State: No one picked coach Tom Izzo's team to win the Big Ten title before the season started, but the balanced and streaky squad has a shot with two games left against Michigan and a home game against No. 11 Wisconsin.

Coen Carr defied gravity with a dunk off a high lob to tie the score late in the first half during a 16-5 run that gave the Spartans control.

Michigan State scored 19 points off Purdue's 12 turnovers.

With first place in the Big Ten at stake, Michigan State will play at Michigan on Friday night. In another rivalry game, Purdue will play at Indiana on Sunday.

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1st Half
PUR
Boilermakers
31
MIST
Spartans
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caleb Furst vs. Szymon Zapala (Jaxon Kohler gains possession)
19:38	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point dunk (Jaxon Kohler assists)	0-2
19:13		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot
19:11		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
18:47		Caleb Furst blocks Szymon Zapala's two point layup
18:45		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
18:40	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)	2-2
18:10	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)	2-5
17:43		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul)
17:43		Caleb Furst misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:43	+1	Caleb Furst makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-5
17:12		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
16:51		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
16:49		Braden Smith offensive rebound
16:43	+2	Caleb Furst makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	5-5
16:25		Carson Cooper turnover (traveling)
16:12		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
16:10		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
16:06		C.J. Cox shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
16:06		Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:06	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-6
15:46		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
15:44		Fletcher Loyer offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	7-6
15:18	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists)	7-8
15:01	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	9-8
14:41		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
14:39		Coen Carr offensive rebound
14:36	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk	9-10
14:13		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
14:13		TV timeout
14:13	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
14:13	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
13:57		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
13:55		Boilermakers defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	13-10
13:03		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
13:01		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
12:39		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive foul
12:39		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (offensive foul)
12:29		Tre Holloman offensive foul
12:29		Tre Holloman turnover (offensive foul)
12:08		Jaxon Kohler blocks Myles Colvin's three point jump shot
12:06		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
11:55		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
11:53		Raleigh Burgess defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	15-10
11:24		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
11:22		Myles Colvin defensive rebound
11:10		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
11:08		Gicarri Harris offensive rebound
10:58		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tre Holloman steals)
10:52	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists)	15-12
10:31		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Akins steals)
10:10		Coen Carr turnover (lost ball) (Camden Heide steals)
10:05	+3	Gicarri Harris makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	18-12
9:34	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	18-14
9:34		Raleigh Burgess shooting foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul)
9:34		TV timeout
9:34		Tre Holloman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:34		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
9:11	+3	C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	21-14
8:52	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaden Akins assists)	21-16
8:20		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
8:18		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
8:18		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul)
7:53		Myles Colvin shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-17
7:53	+1	Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-18
7:25		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
7:23		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
6:53		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:51		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
6:36		Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
6:34		Will Berg defensive rebound
6:18		Jase Richardson personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
6:10		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
6:08		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
5:51		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:49		Carson Cooper offensive rebound
5:41		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
5:39		Braden Smith defensive rebound
5:15	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot	24-18
4:45		Braden Smith shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-19
4:45	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-20
4:26	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot	26-20
4:23		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:00		Caleb Furst shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
4:00	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-21
4:00	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-22
3:50		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Tre Holloman steals)
3:42		Gicarri Harris shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
3:42	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-23
3:42	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-24
3:29		Carson Cooper personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
3:26		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (bad pass) (Jase Richardson steals)
3:22	+2	Coen Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	26-26
3:03		Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
3:01		Coen Carr defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	26-28
2:25		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tre Holloman steals)
2:20	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Tre Holloman assists)	26-30
2:19		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
2:02		Szymon Zapala personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
1:59	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Caleb Furst assists)	29-30
1:25	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot	29-33
0:59		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
0:57		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
0:52		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:44		Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot
0:42		Braden Smith defensive rebound
0:34	+2	Will Berg makes two point dunk (Fletcher Loyer assists)	31-33
0:01		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PUR
Boilermakers
35
MIST
Spartans
42

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
19:30		Caleb Furst personal foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul)
19:24		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:22		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
19:09		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
19:07		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
19:05		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	31-35
18:34		Jaxon Kohler blocks Caleb Furst's two point hook shot
18:32		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
18:09	+3	Jaxon Kohler makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	31-38
17:41		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jase Richardson steals)
17:33	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point alley-oop layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	31-40
17:33		Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Szymon Zapala makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-41
17:22	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	34-41
17:04		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
17:02		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
16:53		Jeremy Fears Jr. shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
16:53		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:53	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-41
16:38	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot	35-43
16:11		Jaden Akins shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-43
16:11	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
15:44		Camden Heide blocks Frankie Fidler's two point jump shot
15:42		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
15:18		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
15:16		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
15:16		Camden Heide personal foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
15:16		TV timeout
14:48	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)	37-45
14:27	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)	39-45
13:58	+3	Frankie Fidler makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	39-48
13:42		C.J. Cox turnover (bad pass) (Frankie Fidler steals)
13:38	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point dunk	39-50
13:12		Fletcher Loyer turnover (lost ball) (Frankie Fidler steals)
13:05	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup (Frankie Fidler assists)	39-52
12:47	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	41-52
12:30	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	41-54
12:08	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	43-54
12:08		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-54
11:44		Camden Heide personal foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:28		Gicarri Harris blocks Jase Richardson's two point jump shot
11:26		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
11:21	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	44-56
11:08		Frankie Fidler personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
11:08		Official timeout
10:57	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	47-56
10:37		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
10:35		Camden Heide defensive rebound
10:23		Xavier Booker personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
10:16		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
10:14		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
10:09	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	50-56
9:50		Gicarri Harris personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
9:38		Jaxon Kohler turnover (lost ball) (Braden Smith steals)
9:14		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Akins steals)
9:03	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	50-58
8:44		Camden Heide misses three point jump shot
8:42		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
8:28		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
8:26		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
8:21		Myles Colvin personal foul
8:15		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
8:13		Myles Colvin defensive rebound
7:55		Szymon Zapala personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
7:55	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
7:45		Official timeout
7:27	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	52-60
7:27		Camden Heide shooting foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul)
7:27	+1	Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-61
7:06		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
7:04		Coen Carr defensive rebound
6:43		Coen Carr turnover (lost ball) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
6:29	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Fletcher Loyer assists)	55-61
5:58	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point layup (Coen Carr assists)	55-63
5:36		Camden Heide misses two point hook shot
5:34		Coen Carr defensive rebound
5:07		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
5:05		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
5:02		Jump ball. Szymon Zapala vs. Trey Kaufman-Renn (Spartans gains possession)
4:43		Jaxon Kohler turnover (bad pass) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
4:22		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
4:20		Spartans defensive rebound
4:03		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
4:01		Braden Smith defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	57-63
3:48		TV timeout
3:23		Caleb Furst shooting foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
3:23		Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:23		Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:23		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	59-63
2:48	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	59-65
2:25	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)	61-65
2:09	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	61-67
1:54		Camden Heide offensive foul
1:54		Camden Heide turnover (offensive foul)
1:30	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	61-69
1:09		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
1:07		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
1:06		Camden Heide personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
1:06		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Braden Smith defensive rebound
0:59		Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
0:57		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
0:36	+2	Coen Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	61-72
0:30		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
0:28		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
0:22		Gicarri Harris personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-73
0:22	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-74
0:15	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	63-74
0:15		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:15		TV timeout
0:12		Gicarri Harris personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
0:12		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-75
0:04	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	66-75
0:00		End of period

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Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)