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No. 8 Michigan State takes outright Big Ten regular-season title with 91-84 victory over Iowa

AP
Mar 07, 2025

Iowa Hawkeyes CITY, Iowa (AP) Jace Richardson scored 22 points and No. 8 Michigan State wrapped up the outright Big Ten regular-season championship with an 91-84 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.

Michigan State (25-5, 16-3) won its first conference title since 2020. The Spartans secured a share of the championship Wednesday night with Michigan’s loss to Maryland.

Down 58-48 with 12:13 left, Michigan States reeled off a 19-2 run and never trailed again on the way to its sixth consecutive victory. The Spartans scored 61 second-half points.

The Hawkeyes (15-15, 6-13) led 37-30 at halftime, taking advantage of a 22-2 run. Michigan State missed 10 of 11 shots during that run.

Jaxon Kohler and Jaden Akins each had 15 points for Michigan State. Jeremy Fears Jr., had 14 and Tre Holloman added 11.

Josh Dix led Iowa with 18 points. Payton Sandfort and Seydou Traore each had 15.

Michigan State: The Spartans struggled to make shots early, but stayed patient and let their defense take in the second half. Michigan State got open looks throughout the second half, especially in transition, shooting 61.3% for the half.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes had control for most of the game, but this one went like so many others this season. Since the loss of leading scorer and rebounder Owen Freeman to a hand injury in early February, Iowa has seemed outmanned in most games, leaving it in danger of missing the Big Ten Tournament.

Michigan State’s Coen Carr had back-to-back lob dunks in the big second-half run.

It was the 11th Big Ten title for Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, tying him with Indiana’s Bob Knight and Purdue’s Ward “Piggy” Lambert for the record.,

Michigan State hosts Michigan on Sunday. Iowa is at Nebraska on Sunday.

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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
30
IOWA
Hawkeyes
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Spartans gains possession)
19:51		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
19:49		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
19:40		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
19:38		Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup	0-2
18:55	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:26		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
18:24		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
18:02	+3	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists)	5-2
17:45		Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot
17:43		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point hook shot	7-2
17:11		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
17:09		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
16:58		Jaxon Kohler misses two point layup
16:56		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup	7-4
16:52		Jeremy Fears Jr. shooting foul (Seydou Traore draws the foul)
16:52	+1	Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-5
16:40	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	9-5
16:27		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
16:25		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
16:08		Ladji Dembele shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
16:08	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-5
15:58		Carson Cooper blocks Josh Dix's two point layup
15:56		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
15:46		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
15:45		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
15:44		TV timeout
15:32		Tre Holloman turnover (bad pass) (Even Brauns steals)
15:17	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	11-8
14:45		Coen Carr misses three point jump shot
14:43		Josh Dix defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup	11-10
14:27		Even Brauns blocks Tre Holloman's two point layup
14:25		Josh Dix defensive rebound
14:20		Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
14:18		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
14:09		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
14:09		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
14:09		Coen Carr personal foul
13:54	+3	Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	11-13
13:31		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
13:27		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
13:15		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
13:13		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point layup (Coen Carr assists)	13-13
12:42	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Payton Sandfort assists)	13-16
12:18		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
12:16		Josh Dix defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Josh Dix makes two point layup	13-18
11:41		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
11:38		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
11:38		TV timeout
11:09		Jeremy Fears Jr. shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
11:09	+1	Even Brauns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-19
11:09		Even Brauns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:09		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
10:55		Pryce Sandfort blocks Frankie Fidler's two point jump shot
10:53		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
10:43		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
10:42	+2	Even Brauns makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	13-21
10:42		Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
10:42		Even Brauns misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:42		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
10:23		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
10:21		Brock Harding defensive rebound
10:05		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Brock Harding draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Brock Harding makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-22
10:05	+1	Brock Harding makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-23
9:56		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
9:54		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
9:47		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
9:45		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
9:43		Seydou Traore personal foul
9:37		Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
9:35		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Even Brauns makes two point dunk (Pryce Sandfort assists)	13-25
9:12		Frankie Fidler turnover (lost ball) (Brock Harding steals)
9:05	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	13-27
9:04		Spartans 30 second timeout
8:54		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
8:34	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)	16-27
8:20		Coen Carr blocks Seydou Traore's two point layup
8:18		Brock Harding offensive rebound
8:14		Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Jase Richardson steals)
8:05	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)	19-27
7:36	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	19-29
7:14		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
7:11		Spartans offensive rebound
7:11		TV timeout
7:06		Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot
7:04		Jase Richardson offensive rebound
7:03	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point putback layup	21-29
6:44		Even Brauns misses two point layup
6:42		Coen Carr defensive rebound
6:13		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
5:57	+2	Ladji Dembele makes two point layup (Seydou Traore assists)	21-31
5:26		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
5:24		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
5:16		Coen Carr blocks Payton Sandfort's two point layup
5:14		Spartans defensive rebound
4:57		Payton Sandfort blocks Frankie Fidler's two point jump shot
4:55		Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
4:51		Drew Thelwell turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Akins steals)
4:38	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)	24-31
4:20	+2	Ladji Dembele makes two point jump shot (Seydou Traore assists)	24-33
4:11		Drew Thelwell personal foul
3:48		TV timeout
3:46		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
3:33		Ladji Dembele misses two point layup
3:31		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	26-33
3:02		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
3:00		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
2:51		Jase Richardson turnover (out of bounds)
2:29		Drew Thelwell turnover (lost ball) (Tre Holloman steals)
2:28		Payton Sandfort personal foul
2:05		Tre Holloman turnover (traveling)
1:41		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
1:38		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
1:27		Jaden Akins shooting foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
1:27	+1	Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-35
1:03	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point layup	28-35
1:03		Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
1:03		Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup	28-37
0:34	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup	30-37
0:07		Ladji Dembele offensive foul
0:07		Ladji Dembele turnover (offensive foul)
0:00		Pryce Sandfort blocks Tre Holloman's three point jump shot
0:00		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIST
Spartans
61
IOWA
Hawkeyes
47

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	30-40
19:13		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:10		Spartans offensive rebound
19:04		Jase Richardson misses two point driving floating jump shot
19:02		Jase Richardson offensive rebound
19:01	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point putback layup	32-40
19:01		Seydou Traore shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
19:01		Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:01		Josh Dix defensive rebound
18:54		Josh Dix misses two point driving layup
18:52		Seydou Traore offensive rebound
18:48	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point putback layup	32-42
18:28	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	34-42
18:13	+3	Seydou Traore makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	34-45
17:46		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
17:44		Josh Dix defensive rebound
17:36		Seydou Traore turnover (bad pass) (Jaxon Kohler steals)
17:27	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists)	36-45
17:27		Seydou Traore shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-45
17:01		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
16:59		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
16:50		Jaden Akins personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
16:46	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point pullup jump shot	37-47
16:16		Ladji Dembele shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
16:16		Frankie Fidler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:16		Frankie Fidler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:16		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
15:57		Josh Dix misses two point layup
15:55		Josh Dix offensive rebound
15:52		Josh Dix misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:50		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
15:39		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
15:37		Frankie Fidler offensive rebound
15:36		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:22	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	40-47
15:01		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
15:01	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
15:01	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-49
14:43		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point cutting layup
14:41		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
14:34		Payton Sandfort turnover (traveling)
14:24	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	43-49
14:05	+2	Brock Harding makes two point driving layup	43-51
13:38	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	45-51
13:38		Even Brauns shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-51
13:29	+2	Even Brauns makes two point cutting dunk (Brock Harding assists)	46-53
13:14		Coen Carr turnover (lost ball) (Drew Thelwell steals)
13:12		Jase Richardson personal foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
13:08		Even Brauns offensive foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul)
13:08		Even Brauns turnover (offensive foul)
12:59		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
12:57		Coen Carr offensive rebound
12:55		Coen Carr misses two point putback layup
12:53		Spartans offensive rebound
12:39	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point driving floating jump shot	48-53
12:29	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	48-56
12:19		Even Brauns blocks Coen Carr's two point driving dunk
12:17		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
12:13		Tre Holloman shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-57
12:13	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-58
12:03	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point driving layup	50-58
12:03		Even Brauns shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
12:03		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:03		Brock Harding defensive rebound
11:57		Brock Harding misses three point pullup jump shot
11:55		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
11:54		Payton Sandfort misses two point tip layup
11:52		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
11:51		Brock Harding personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
11:51	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
11:33		Payton Sandfort misses three point running jump shot
11:31		Coen Carr defensive rebound
11:20	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	55-58
10:54		Josh Dix misses two point stepback jump shot
10:51		Spartans defensive rebound
10:40		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
10:38		Josh Dix defensive rebound
10:24		Payton Sandfort misses two point pullup jump shot
10:22		Coen Carr defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Coen Carr makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	57-58
10:17		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
10:17		TV timeout
10:00		Coen Carr blocks Drew Thelwell's two point driving layup
9:58		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
9:56		Ladji Dembele personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
9:56		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:56		Coen Carr offensive rebound
9:50	+2	Coen Carr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	59-58
9:35		Frankie Fidler shooting foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-59
9:35	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
9:10	+2	Coen Carr makes two point driving layup	61-60
8:48		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
8:46		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
8:31		Even Brauns shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
8:31		Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:31	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-60
8:21		Riley Mulvey turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
8:17	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point driving dunk	64-60
7:59		Payton Sandfort turnover (out of bounds)
7:59		TV timeout
7:40		Riley Mulvey shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
7:40	+1	Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-60
7:40	+1	Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-60
7:21	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	66-62
7:08		Brock Harding personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
7:08		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:08	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-62
6:49	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point cutting layup (Seydou Traore assists)	67-64
6:25	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	70-64
6:10		Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
6:04	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	72-64
5:54		Tre Holloman personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
5:40		Josh Dix misses three point stepback jump shot
5:38		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jase Richardson assists)	74-64
4:48		Seydou Traore misses two point pullup jump shot
4:46		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
4:46		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-64
4:46	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-64
4:36		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
4:34		Even Brauns offensive rebound
4:33		Jaden Akins personal foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
4:33		Even Brauns misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:33		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
4:33		Coen Carr blocks Pryce Sandfort's two point turnaround jump shot
4:32		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
4:27		Josh Dix shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-64
4:27	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-64
4:18		Drew Thelwell misses two point driving layup
4:16		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
3:53	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	81-64
3:37	+2	Josh Dix makes two point cutting layup (Even Brauns assists)	81-66
3:37		Frankie Fidler shooting foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 1	81-67
3:24		Jaxon Kohler misses two point dunk
3:22		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
3:17	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point putback layup	83-67
3:07	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	83-70
2:43		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Payton Sandfort steals)
2:41		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-71
2:41	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-72
2:33		Even Brauns personal foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-72
2:33	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-72
2:15	+3	Seydou Traore makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	85-75
1:58	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point driving layup	87-75
1:46	+2	Josh Dix makes two point pullup jump shot	87-77
1:13		Tre Holloman misses three point stepback jump shot
1:11		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Josh Dix makes two point pullup jump shot	87-79
0:51		Hawkeyes 60 second timeout
0:44		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-79
0:44	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-79
0:37		Drew Thelwell misses two point driving layup
0:35		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
0:33		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
0:33		Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-79
0:27	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	90-82
0:18		Jaden Akins misses two point driving dunk
0:16		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
0:10	+2	Brock Harding makes two point driving layup	90-84
0:10		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:09		Carter Kingsbury personal foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-84
0:09		Carson Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
0:04		Pryce Sandfort misses three point pullup jump shot
0:02		Brock Harding offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Brock Harding offensive rebound